Rory McIlroy has no rival now as the finest Irish sportsperson ever.

Woods’ achievement like his talent was so singular it required a term all of its and his own: the Tiger Slam.

Aaron Gillane collected his 15th major medal under John Kiely – now, to go with the six Munster titles and five All-Irelands there is a fourth league medal.

Hallgrimsson and his staff had formed a list of penalty-takers, “from one to 23” and were open to “tweaking one or two”, depending on circumstances.

You’d sometimes wonder what a GAA inter-county manager would make of the situation an Andy Farrell or Heimir Hallsgrimsson is landed in.

RTÉ head of sport Declan Bennett suggested inter-county GAA matches could be played on a Friday night to facilitate more televised broadcast. The idea was met with opposition but it's not as radical a notion as some believe

Ireland by a distance have won more Triple Crowns this millennium than anyone else. That they came so regularly has not always been the case

Sunday’s game against Meath is so big for Cork. Even bigger than when the sides met in the championship last May in Navan.

What we have at the moment is a farce. To circumvent the current rules and restrictions, some teams employ their team doctors and physios to act as de facto maor foirne

Cork’s hurlers are embracing expectation, turning league ambition into sell-out crowds and reviving the competition’s box-office appeal