For players whose identities are bound up with their particular sport, the abrupt conclusion signalled by those terms can be unhelpful at the very least

I want to start this morning with the story of John Snow and the infamous water pump in Broad Street, which takes us back to nineteenth-century London.

Having been through the mill last year, we know what to expect this time around

The office blocks on Cork's Horgan's Quay are brand new, the footpaths are clean as a whistle

Past experiences have shown Corkonians to be strong in the face of adversity — and better times are on the way, writes Michael Moynihan

A question for you this morning.

'Remember in the middle of the lockdown when people were saying they’d appreciate the small stuff and offer people little kindnesses when we could all get out and meet each other again?'

In one sense you’d love to see Waterford and Mayo win it. And graduate they wouldn't be liked anymore

I was going to hold this one until Christmas Eve, but then I realised that would be too late for a Christmas column of this type. I have my reasons. For a more colourful explanation of my logic, see under heading no. 7 below.

Christy Ring: Man And Ball was made by the team which made The Game: The Story of Hurling a couple of years ago