Dublin captured Leinster MHC honours courtesy of a 2-12 to 0-12 victory over Wexford at Croke Park today.

Second-half goals from Johnny McGuirk and Donal Burke was the difference between the two teams at the end of a keenly contested decider.

The team in sky blue finished the first-half with an 0-8 to 0-6 cushion but they trailed the Model County by 0-10 to 0-11 with eight minutes left on the clock.

Dublin's Paddy Smyth lifts the trophy. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.

Full-forward McGuirk halted Wexford's momentum when finding the back of their net in the 54th minute and midfielder Burke, who finished with 1-3 to his name, applied the gloss to their victory four minutes later.

Wexford's woes were compounded when their top scorer Rory O'Connor was shown a red card in stoppage time and it was Dublin captain Paddy Smyth who led his team up the Hogan Stand steps to collect the silverware.

Dublin - D de Poire; D Ryan, P Smyth, J O'Neill; J McVeigh, C O'Sullivan, E Foley; C Ryan, D Burke (1-3); C Burke (0-1), J McGuirk (1-1), D Gray; C Dowling (0-1), M O'Keeffe, C Currie (0-5, 4f). Subs: R Hayes for M O'Keeffe, D Hawkshaw for J McVeigh, J Walsh (0-1) for D Gray, D Keogh for D Ryan, P Feeney for C Currie.

Wexford - J Henebry; C Murphy, D Byrne, E Molloy; G Molloy (0-1), C Firman, J Cullen (0-1); D Reck (0-3, 2f), B O'Connor; L Stafford, C Flood (0-2), A Walsh; Q Saunders, C Hearne, R O'Connor (0-5, 2f). Subs: E Kelly for B O'Connor, M Codd for A Walsh, L Pender for Q Saunders.

Referee - P Burke.

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