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After the 2007 season, Caffrey was offered a one-year extension to his contract for 2008 to take him into his fourth year as Dublin boss. However, despite securing promotion to
Division One and winning a fourth Leinster title, Caffrey resigned in the aftermath of Dublin's 12-point defeat in the All
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in the second game with a bad performance. The third game was another defeat for Dublin which was followed by a one-sided victory over
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in the quarter-final of the all-Ireland series and won the game by 0–18 to 0–15 to set up a semi final against
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as his management team for a three-year period. In his first year as manager he took Dublin to their 45th
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Caffrey's first Championship game as manager in 2007, Dublin drew with
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Senior
Football Championship title in 2005. He repeated this feat against
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Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone. After
Caffrey's resignation, both
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interprovincial championship for entry in the Martin Donnelly Cup.
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as Dublin manager in November 2004. He worked with David Billings,
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Caffrey is a member of the Garda Síochána and is stationed at
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In September 2009, Caffrey was selected as the successor to
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685:"'Pillar' back in management – HoganStand"
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465:"Tyrone shine under Croke Park lights"
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