I was at our club’s pitch last Wednesday night when it emerged that Kevin McCloy had collapsed during a championship match at Owenbeg.

Gavin helps to keep Dublin out of the headlines by never saying anything that is actually newsworthy

Perhaps the most depressing aspect about the ban is that it’s not really a media ban anymore. It’s more of a superstition.

In sport and in life, everybody wants to be like Eddy Merckx – the outrageously gifted Belgian cyclist whose natural talent and extra-terrestrial strength allowed him to brush aside his rivals with contemptuous ease.

You are the manager of an Ulster county. Your summer is over, but you are determined to do better next year. What should you do?

All Championship defeats are painful, but some hurt more than others.

The best football manager I have ever met believes with every fibre of his being that "the best system wins".

Married to a devoted horse racing fan for the last 44 years, my mother has probably watched more Group One Classics than the queen.

Earlier this week, my boss sent me a text message enquiring about the subject matter of today’s column.

Louis van Gaal’s entire coaching philosophy is based on three central tenets: defence, transition to attack and attack.