Dublin's moment of truth will come when they take on  fancied Galway next time out in Division 1 A of the Church and General National League. So far the Dubs have blown hot and cold but they must get it right away from home and that won't be easy.

So far they have lost to Tyrone, trounced Armagh, beaten Kerry in a thriller, fallen to Roscommon and got it right at home against Donegal, a form mix which must be a punters nightmare.

But whatever the outcome this one looks like be a real classic between sides who want to play football and who will have the pace and the skill to entertain.

But high and mighty Kerry won't have a soft touch when they travel to take on Donegal. The men from the north west frontier are middle of the table and not going anywhere in particular. But they are getting ready for the Ulster Championship, so they won't  just  be making up the numbers.

But the top dogs won't be grabbing all the headlines, a lot of people will be anxious to see how Meath handle a Mayo side which is perhaps better than their bottom of the table position might suggest.

With two games left to play, the All Ireland champions can still shake up Division 2 A.

However, a  great deal will depend of how the Ollie Murphy affair turns out and  whether or not Trevor Giles recovers from injury in time. But then there is always Graham Geraghty  and its always worth while turning up to watch him.

Derry may still be top dogs but they are away to Down, an improving side if ever I saw one. They took Fermanagh out with a very impressive second half performance. Their defence is solid and quick and Mickey Linden is still a forward capable of breaking a few hearts.

Cork have just two games to play before beginning the defence of their Munster Championship title. And while they should beat Tyrone next time out without too much bother, their final game against the Dubs will ,however, tell a lot about their All Ireland chances.

Beaten All Ireland finalists Kildare are having a bit of an up and down League, so their finals two games, away to Sligo and home to neighbours Meath will be of more than passing interest. Sligo are no longer the whipping boys of the division, so Mick O'Dwyer and company might find themselves under more pressure than they might like in the run up to the Championship.

In fact for a lot of the counties these final games represent a final opportunity to fine tune their squads before the cut and thrust of the knock out competition begins and even the no hopers will be giving themselves a chance at this stage.

And Offaly must be one of those sides. They have performed quite brilliantly, winning all their five games in Division 2A and beating Louth, Wicklow, Antrim, Westmeath  and Limerick in the process.