"If you don’t win, you’re not remembered" — Andrew O’Shaughnessy

Perhaps the oddest bit of GAA friction in 2018 arose when the Galway minor football manager got irked by dual player issues, writes PM O’Sullivan

Some hurling matches resonate far more than others, with a draw doubly eloquent.

Few understand the Clare v Galway dynamic better than Gus Lohan, who hurled for both counties in the same season. There was county football played too, for Monaghan, and Gus’ switch from Cappataggle in Galway to Newmarket-on-Fergus in Clare paid rich dividend for the Banner a generation later, when sons Brian and Frank won two All-Ireland titles. Today, in Croke Park, a father and son will take some joy whatever the result.

Most hurling matches are a result.

While soccer, courtesy of Croatia, is no longer winging home, hurling truths are dropping towards a roost.

Hurling aficionados love drama, an enjoyment forever in need of the unexpected.

Call it as it was. Last day out against Galway, Kilkenny were pretty much crushed, writes PM O’Sullivan.

Sometimes why we love hurling gets forgotten or obscured, writes PM O’Sullivan.

The week in it, Leaving Cert week, emboldens thoughts about hurling and lessons learned.