Ghost-writing a Gaelic footballer’s autobiography can be a daunting task and the horrific experience suffered by one journalist a few years ago provides a lasting reminder of how it can all go horribly wrong.

I was at a function recently with a few people and we bumped into Anthony Tohill, the four-time All Star and All-Ireland medallist. Tohill stands 6ft 4ins tall.

It’s not well known, but hurling and football are two of the most potent aphrodisiacs on the planet.

I was talking to a man last Friday and he said something that brings a smile to my face every time I’ve thought about it since.

Sky Sports. Maybe it’s just me, but whenever I see those two words, a large, neon-lit ‘£40’ immediately flashes inside my head.

In response to the AFL sending an aboriginal International Rules squad to Ireland, the GAA has been presented with a wonderful opportunity to respond in kind.

There is one simple reason why David Moyes should never have got the manager’s job at Manchester United.

Although it mightn’t seem like it at first, but today’s column is about Rory McIlroy.

I’m an ideas man.

He will be an old style uachtarán. He will be a figurehead and an ambassador.