WELL, it’s all over for another year and the Special K’s reign supreme for another year.

LAST Friday morning the Irish nation awoke to the news of the €600,000 advertisement by Fás that was never aired and the €35,000 car for a raffle that was never held.

WHAT a fantastic, deserved and historic win for Clare in the All-Ireland U21 final on Sunday.

WE are counting down the days to the eagerly anticipated All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Cork.

IT WAS the best All-Ireland in many years. In fact both minor and senior deciders on Sunday were hugely entertaining and did much to showcase what a truly brilliant game hurling is.

ALL-IRELAND final day is always a special occasion, with many elements featured outside the games themselves.

LAST October, when a special congress was held to change the format for the All-Ireland Hurling Championship adopted at the previous annual congress, I expressed the view here that such a decision was out of order.

AMID all the recession and depression, bad weather and doom and gloom, would you like to hear some good news?

SO we have a dream all Munster All-Ireland SFC final.

THE Gaelic Athletic Association went back to its roots on Sunday.