For Louth people all over the world, the Leinster SFC victory carries a depth and meaning which cannot be understated.

Dr Jim Young won it all with the Rebel County and Glen Rovers -- and made his mark in other codes too.

There is a great month of Sam Maguire football to look forward to. By contrast, there is little enough that excites about the Tailteann Cup.

It was all about touch and sharpness, but at no point could it be said that the players exerted themselves unduly.

The More Ball Games campaign should be adopted in Ireland. 

It is not so much that they broke the mould when they made Mick O’Dwyer; it’s that he broke the mould himself, again and again.

To just give up on facts and information, and to simply cede the pitch to imagination and emotion and feelings is a profound mistake.

“I could build me a castle with memories  Just to have somewhere to go”  John Prine, ‘Clay Pigeons’ (2005)  It’s early on a Wednesday morning and the Phoenix Park is still empty.

According to reporting by Mark Sidebottom of the BBC, at a meeting of the Ulster Competitions Control Committee, Antrim GAA proposed Corrigan Park as a venue. All nine Ulster counties were present at the meeting, but none seconded the motion.

On Friday evening, the GAA’s Football Review Committee meet to consider their next move in the process of overhauling Gaelic football.