It’s a time of frustration for sure, but not for despair. And that frustration isn’t necessarily all bad

It’s one of the quirks and quandaries of US team sport that any argument over the greatness of any of its protagonists has inherent limitations for Americans and everyone else alike.

The major takeaway lesson from the Lampard episode isn’t so much that one of their greats wasn’t yet qualified for the job but that the people who hired him once again proved that they weren’t qualified for theirs

Legendary Cork boss would prove to be a masterful horse-whisperer, striking up one of the most remarkable and unlikely success stories

Sporting activism would be too late to prevent Donald Trump from getting into the White House but it would play its part in denying him a second term there

Already January is a write-off for every sport, outside those of who have been categorised as ‘elite’

Physically there isn’t a more durable and courageous player in the country than Aidan O’Shea. But the fact is he again went scoreless in a final when he has so much potential scoring power

We’ve come to take Limerick’s excellence so much for granted now it’s easy to forget their mediocrity from not that long ago

No All-Ireland is won in isolation. An All-Ireland is like a relay race, only more of a marathon than a lap around the track. You may not run the last leg to get over the line. The baton may even have been snatched off you rather than something you passed on. But you ran your leg

Horan will likely finish up next year as having the most impressive presidency since Seán Kelly’s