Today will have a crucial influence on Na Fianna's dispute with the Dublin County Board. The High Court this morning will resume yesterday afternoon's adjourned hearing into Dublin's application to have lifted Na Fianna's injunction against the county championship proceeding.

That injunction has held up the semi-final between Raheny and UCD and by extension delayed the final between the winners and St Vincent's.

It was brought about by Na Fianna's expulsion from the county championship for fielding too many players in the quarter-final match against Raheny.

Should the county board be successful, it will effectively be the end of Na Fianna's challenge unless the club decides to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.

Failing that, the way would then be clear for the Raheny-UCD match to go ahead this weekend with the county final to follow in a week's time. That would still leave the winners short of the Leinster Council deadline of November 17th when the Dublin champions are due to play provincial title-holders Rathnew of Wicklow and it remains to be seen if the provincial council would grant any leeway in the circumstances.

In the reading of Na Fianna's two affidavits, similarities between the Raheny match and Na Fianna's Leinster championship match against Sarsfields a year ago - when they previously fielded too many players - were rejected on the basis that the blood replacement issue hadn't arisen on that occasion.

Dublin will make their case for the lifting of the injunction this morning and a decision can be expected by this afternoon. Earlier, the county board had withdrawn its offer of arbitration before the GAA's Disputes Committee - an offer that hadn't been accepted.

For their part, Na Fianna believe that between an offer to go to independent arbitration or to replay the match underlined their willingness to settle the matter as soon as possible.

Originally, the club had wanted to decide the matter on the submission of affidavits to the High Court.

The Dublin County Board opted for a full hearing, which would not be heard for at least a few weeks - thus rendering impossible any county representation in the Leinster championship.

Effectively, this is what will now happen today should the Dublin board win.

Should Na Fianna's injunction be upheld, the championship will not be completed until after the full hearing - making it unlikely that there will be county champions this side of Christmas.

The identity of the two extra candidates for the vacant Tyrone management post has been revealed.

Former Derry star Peter Doherty and Tyrone's minor manager Liam Donnelly have joined the race for what is regarded as the most difficult job in Ulster football.

Doherty now lives in Omagh and has extensive experience in managing club sides within Tyrone.

Trillick man Donnelly guided Tyrone to All-Ireland triumph at under-18 level last year.

They join the outgoing Eugene McKenna, Tyrone under-21 boss Mickey Harte and Ballinderry's All-Ireland winning manager Brian McIver as potential successors to McKenna and Art McRory, whose reign came to an abrupt end last month.

All five are internal candidates, a prerequisite for eligibility, given Tyrone's policy of not appointing managers from outside the county.