It really is death by a thousand cuts for the provincial championships in their current guise.

Also, the optics of two of the five volunteers on the CCCC working with the very people they are entrusted to keep in check are not good.

Also, referee decisions had a critical impact on promotions and it's clear that Brian Lohan wants silverware for Clare.

None of its stakeholders have the space to appreciate the value of a league final

As they digest their demotion from hurling’s league elite, the question for Waterford manager isn’t where and how it went wrong. That much he and his group know.

Listening to the tributes of former players, it is clear just how valuable Shane O’Hanlon was to the Dublin cause.

The new GAA president suggested the GPA could act as compliance agents for the GAA as he looks to enshrine the amateur status. 

In an anxious time for Kildare football, emotions are going to run high and with relegation fears growing, there is the potential for further debate at next month’s board meeting.

Jackie Tyrrell had ridden shotgun to Cusack as the former goalkeeping star drove at former executive members of the Cork County Board and the GAA. But for all his swings, few of Cusack's punches landed.

McNulty finds himself in a tough spot and hurling league will soon take on more urgency.