Kildare's first competitive win over Dublin since the 2000 Leinster SFC final replay will give them huge confidence, according to Barry Cahill.

Speaking on RTÉ 2fm’s Game On programme following the Lilywhites' 1-12 to 0-12 Allianz Football League victory in Newbridge on Sunday, the former Dublin defender commented: "It was a really big win for Kildare.

"A very significant win for this group of players and obviously for the new management team.

"That type of win will bring them to another level in terms of the ideas the management team are bringing to the squad. Two home games now against Kerry and Dublin and they’ve picked up three points."

Cahill continued: "A Leinster team beating Dublin is significant. That group of players have suffered a lot to Dublin over the last 10, 12 years.

"They probably hadn’t had a meaningful win over them for 20 years so it was great for Kildare and certainly a win they deserved."

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