YESTERDAY Dromina, a little village in north Cork, had its day in the sun — or scouring rain, to be more precise — as the hurlers of Cork and Laois rolled in for a challenge to mark the opening of new GAA facilities.

THE angry man in the queue for chips last Saturday night wasn’t sparing the blame.

IT was James Herriot who said that enthusiasts are appealing, but fanatics are irresistible.

THE dream factory off the South Circular Road, down the lane that runs alongside to the National Stadium, is not what you’d expect.

ABOUT midway through the first half in Sunday’s league clash between Cork and Dublin, one of our press box brethren wondered aloud how close the home 15 were to the starting side in the championship.

REGIME change in hurling?

BELIEVE it or not, ladies, I’m turning 30 soon.

LAST Saturday Thomond Park hosted the latest meeting of Munster and Leinster in the Magners League, a game hyped in the usual terms: a huge battle, with unflinching confrontation. You know the drill.

THE CLOCK was running down on Martin Johnson’s post-game meeting with the media last Saturday when a last hand went up at the back of the Aviva press room.