Nothing much happening for Enda McEvoy on Day 2 at Cheltenham, but caution proves the better part of valour

A good start to the week indeed for our man Enda McEvoy.

From an early gut punch to Troy Parrott’s stoppage-time winner, Ireland’s wild evening in Budapest felt like the end of one grim decade-long story and the start of something brighter

It's the 40th anniversary of the Pogues' album Rum Sodomy and the Lash. Almost despite themselves they precipitated a discussion about Irishness.

What did the RTÉ and BBC panels make of the final? 

Pundits got the All-Ireland final wrong for the right reasons. The outcome was unimaginable.

Shane Barrett's goal for Cork just before the break turned out to be important, except not in the way it appeared at the time.

The Cork of 2025 have been consistently convincing and occasionally exhilarating. The conclusion is unavoidable. It’s set up for them to get chinned on Sunday.

On the eve of his 30th All Ireland final preview, what follows is the good, the bad and the extremely ugly from the Enda McEvoy notebook over the past three decades. Please try not to laugh too loudly at some bits (he asks...)

Avoid conceding more than two goals and Kilkenny have no excuses not to win.