As a reporter, you’d watch those Sunday evening draws anticipating where the wonderful magical backdoor journey could take you.

We felt a little sorry for Ciaran Whelan and Darren Frehill yesterday morning.

Martin Daly is regarded as Clare’s greatest ever forward; some would say their greatest ever footballer. But among a list of achievements the Lissycasey man clocked up for the Banner County, one stands out above the others

Just as he brought some fresh thinking to hurling as a player, Donal Óg Cusack has thankfully extended the same as a pundit.

In the lead-up to any stressful event, it helps performance significantly to take a few minutes aside and define yourself as something other than as a sportsperson or student.

Nine months on from her golden summer at the Olympics in London, and boxer Katie Taylor’s star shines ever brighter in the eyes of the adoring Irish public.

This column isn’t one to head to the bookies but in case you are, here’s one to run past them.

Brendan Devenney spent a decade trying in vain to get his hands on an Ulster medal. Now his old Donegal team-mate and fellow amateur DJ Jim McGuinness has brought the county to the promised land, sparking feelings of fierce pride — and regret.

Reading Ronan O’Gara explain the timing of his retirement in these pages the other day, it reminded us of the outlook of another Cork sporting legend on the end game.

They say the measure of you as a coach or manager is what your players honestly think of you as a man 10 years after they’ve played for you.