Those of us who have had the privilege of meeting Paddy Barnes knew long before London 2012 that he was a bright, shimmering, ball of entertainment.

Like the Soviets, McGuinness is first and foremost a utilitarian. His sole concern lies with how systems work, not look.

It was obvious that Darragh Ó Sé seemed slightly amused by the euphoria which followed Kerry’s victory over Tyrone in Killarney.

A few weeks ago I had a coffee and a chat with Stephen Roche.

I knew John Diamond because he came to our house to play 45.

Any theory which espouses the view that the less well off don’t stand a chance against the nation’s fat cats is always going to curry favour with a certain audience.

Jim McGuinness is a bitter man and he would tell you as much himself.

RTÉ pundit Kevin McStay carries his anti-northern baggage much more lightly than some of his other colleagues on The Sunday Game.

Can Tyrone improvise? Can Tyrone’s footballers think for themselves or do they still need Mickey Harte to do that for them?

Match programmes also need to change. The neat diagrams displaying teams in a 6-2-6 formation belong with the bishops throwing in the ball