ALL roads lead to Lawless Park for Dublin GAA fans on Sunday as Fingallians host the annual Dubs Stars clashes in both football and hurling.

It promises to be a proud day for the Swords club, who celebrated its 125th anniversary alongside the GAA in 2009 and as well as marking that considerable milestone the club will be showcasing its brand new floodlights.

'It will be a huge day for us,' enthused Fingallians PRO, Paul Gormley. 'It will put us on the map a bit more because there is huge national interest in these games every year.

'It's also the official opening of our new facilities and GAA President Christy Cooney will perform the official ceremony between the two games. The floodlights were the main development, but we also built a new 'ball-wall' and four-lane running track.'

Fingallians were also delighted to learn that their star man, Paul Flynn, will line out at midfield for Dublin, while club colleague, Ciaran Farrell, will take his place among the substitutes.

Also on Pat Gilroy's panel will be Ballyboughal hotshot Gerry Seaver, whose scoring heroics helped the Balgriffin outfit claim the Dublin Junior Championship title last year.

On the hurling side of things, all eyes will be on Shane Ryan as he switches codes for the first time. The St Sylvesters and Naomh Mearnog clubman last lined out for the Blues' hurlers in 2001, and opted to turn his attentions back to the smallball game after failing to start a single competitive game under Gilroy last term.

Anthony Daly has revealed he will give Ryan every opportunity to prove himself ahead of the NHL start in Febraury.

In the meantime, Daly's side will take on the winners of the Carlow v NUIG in the Walsh Cup on January 31st, while Pat Gilroy will be using Sunday's football clash to run the rule over his players ahead of Dublin's O'Byrne Cup opener at home to Wexford on January 10th.

Fingallians would like to advise people travelling to the game that Dublin Bus are operating a free service from Malahide DART station to Lawless Park. There will be no parking at the ground, but plenty of free parking will be available within a five minute walk of the venue.

The hurling throws in at 2pm and the football at 4pm. Admission is € 10, but tickets can be purchased at the club in advance for € 8. Children under-16 and OAPs will be admitted free of charge, but only with appropriate ID. DUB STARS (FOOTBAAL): David Nestor (Kilmacud Crokes); Philip McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams), Ian Clarke (Ballyboden St Enda's), Chris Guckian (St Jude's); Darragh Nelson (Ballyboden St Enda's), Niall O'Shea (St Jude's); Michael Brides ( St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh), Michael Darragh MacAuley (Ballyboden St Enda's); Andy Glover (St Jude's); Adrian Morrissey (Kilmacud Crokes), Conal Keaney(Ballyboden St Enda's), Blaine Kelly (St Mary's, Saggart); Andrew Kerin (Ballyboden St Enda's), Kenny Naughton(Ballyboden St Enda's), Kevin McManamon (St Jude's). Subs: Daire Walsh (Ballyboden St Enda's), Seán Breheny (St Jude's), Paul Griffin (Kilmacud Crokes), Seán Murray (St Brigid's), Declan O'Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda's), David Henry (Raheny), Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh). DUBLIN (FOOTBALL): Michael Savage (St. Vincents); Paul Conlon (St Vincents), Denis Bastic (Templeogue Synge St.), Conor McCormack (St. Marys); Paul Casey (Lucan Sarsfields), Ger Brennan ( St. Vincents), James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams); Eamon Fennell (O'Tooles), Paul Flynn (Fingallians); Brian Courtney (Na Fianna), Shane McGrath (Thomas Davis), Darren Daly (Fingal Ravens); Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams), Eoghan O'Gara (Templeogue Synge) St.; Tomas Quinn (St. Vincents). Subs: Stephen Cluxton (Parnells), Hugh Gill (St. Vincents), Nicky Devereaux (Ballinteer St. Johns), Dermot Connolly (St. Vincents), Gerry Seaver (Ballyboughal), James Brogan ( Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh), Brian Sexton (St. Sylvesters), Dean Kelly (Trinity Gaels), Colm Murphy (St. Judes), C Farrell (Fingallians), Alan Hubbard (Ballymun Kickhams). DUB STARS (HURLING): Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda's); James Duffy (Ballyboden St Enda's), Stephen Perkins (Ballyboden St Enda's), Philip Brennan (O'Toole's); Malachy Travers (Ballyboden St Enda's), Derek O'Reilly (Craobh Chiaráin), Darragh Spain (Ballyboden St Enda's); Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda's), Alan McCrabbe (Craobh Chiaráin); David Sweeney (Ballyboden St Enda's), Liam Rushe (St Pat's, Palmerstown), Andrew Morris ( O'Toole's); Kevin O'Loughlin (Kilmacud Crokes), Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda's), Kevin Warren (Craobh Chiaráin). Subs: Brendan McLoughlin (O'Toole's), Colm Hennebry (Crumlin), Michael Carton (O'Toole's), Darren Kelly (Craobh Chiaráin), Seán O'Sullivan (St Brigid's), John McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields), Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields). DUBLIN (HURLING): Alan Nolan ( St Brigid's); Ruairí Trainor (St Vincent's), Tomás Brady (Na Fianna), Oisín Gough (Cuala); Stephen Hiney (capt) (Ballyboden St Enda's), Ronan Fallon (St Vincent's), Niall Corcoran (Kilmacud Crokes); Joseph Boland (Na Fianna), Simon Lambert (Ballyboden St Enda's); David Curtin (Ballyboden St Enda's), Shane Ryan (Nh Mearnóg), John Kelly (St Mark's); David O'Callaghan (St Mark's), David Treacy (Cuala), Peadar Carton (O'Toole's). Subs: Finn McGarry (Ballyboden St Enda's), Maurice O'Brien (Faughs), Ger O'Meara (O'Toole's), Kevin Flynn (O'Toole's), Tim Sweeney, David Byrne ( Nh Mearnóg), Aodhan McEnerney (St Brigid's), Mick May (Lucan Sarsfields), Barry O'Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St Enda's).

- John