Whether you say it’s all bunk or it’s a nightmare from which you’re trying to awake, there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to history.

The Coal Quay.

You would hardly mistake this corner of the newspaper for the social and personal page, but we couldn’t let this morning pass without sharing a classic ‘seen about town’ moment.

We were originally minded to write about Henry Shefflin’s contribution here.

Blackrock and Glen Rovers, two of hurling’s biggest club names in the country, will battle each other to avoid relegation from the senior grade if they lose their championship games tonight.

A few weeks ago we got in touch with David Quinn of the Iona Institute, well-known commentator on religious affairs.

Deviation from plan that worked against Déise plays into hands of canny Galway.

The passing of an 86-year-old writer has sparked a lot of comment in the last couple of days.

Ah, that delicious Saturday morning experience.

We were surprised when the tweet landed, from Jackie Cahill in Semple Stadium, bemoaning the fact that he counted approximately 100 people there to support Tipperary.