Our exchange of salutations with Conor McCarthy in Killarney on Saturday was a brief one. 

After two days of such turnover and upheaval, John Fogarty looks on those who have left us and those who remain.

Ask Paudie Butler to discuss the ciotógs on the current Tipperary team and he can’t but mention the recently departed Jimmy Doyle.

“To rock up” is one of those great new verbs. It came to mind watching Bryan Sheehan approach each of the five frees he kicked on Sunday.

An old religion teacher of ours sure knew how to make an introduction. 

Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is an avid GAA fan. He is also the Minister of State for Equality among other titles.

Few managers provide quotes quite like Kieran McGeeney. The Armagh manager rarely has nothing to say.

Here are some very important numbers: 144 — the number of points Dublin have won by in their 13 straight Leinster victories since 2011; 100 — the sum margin total of Carlow’s last six championship defeats and six — the number of seasons Waterford have gone without a win in the Munster senior football championship.

As sure as night follows day, the opening of the championship prompts the usual suspect collection of talking points. The structure of the competition.

"They are decisions in the last year. If you look at it, we’re not getting them."