The GPA are increasing their efforts to assist members deal with the pressure and demands of being a modern inter-county player.

Some might say it was a curse. Before David Coldrick there was Kevin Walsh.

This writer was nine years old when 96 lives were lost in Hillsborough this day in 1989.

From next month to September, 45 Championship games will be shown live on TV.

Don’t tell us that you didn’t see it coming. The Sky kites have been floating high for quite some time now, going back to Liam O’Neill’s first weekend in office in April 2012.

We’re easily pleased, it seems. Easily blinded too. Give us entertainment and we’ll gladly call it quality.

It hasn’t gone away, you know.