A few things have happened since, but we shouldn’t forget this was the week Nicky English cried.

The most vocal resistance Kenny has encountered has come from those who do not want Ireland’s instincts reshaped

We know well that your best chance of winning a hurling match is to have been poor enough the last day.

Whether it’s Cork betraying the legend of Ring  or Wexford putting up the effing white flag, we must relish now every wild overreaction to a setback

At least one thing is certain now in these uncertain times: we all let too much slide over the years. If only we had known that watching sport on television would eventually come to be regarded among the most fundamental of all the human rights.

My Life In Red and White doesn't provide much in the way of 'controvassy' 

Despite the disappointment of Thursday night, there was something uplifting about it all

This was a direct challenge to generational distrust of ‘the high line’

At executive level they worry that sport will have changed beyond recognition by the time supporters are back in the stands. On the pitch, there may be some excitement.

It would still be nice to beat them today though