Power is missing a number of star names for the 2020 campaign.

During my playing days, I often thought about how Ladies Football and camogie would benefit from an organisation representing the needs of players.

Mental fortitude. That’s their secret. Or part of it, at least.

Valerie Mulcahy has called time on her inter-county career, safe in the knowledge that there is little else for her to achieve inside the four white lines.

Winning pretty, winning ugly. It doesn’t matter to them at this stage. So long as Brendan Martin is sitting at the front of the bus on the journey home to Cork on Monday afternoon, they’re a content bunch.

Nine of the Tipperary players in Sunday’s All-Ireland minor final panel also featured this year for the county minor hurlers.

Tipperary 0-11 Kildare 0-9: A couple of minutes before full-time, the big screen panned out to the crowd and picked up a pensive-looking Jack O’Connor.

There have been plenty of distractions for Charlie McGeever as the Tipperary manager plots and plans for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor football semi-final against Kildare.

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

Tipperary 0-16 Clare 2-9: Brendan Martin shattered Clare’s dreams of a first Electric Ireland Munster Minor football final appearance in 21 years at Semple Stadium last night.

It is great that tourists find Ireland value for money (Irish Examiner, April 14), but the poor availability of wi-fi lets them down. 

Job done for Tipperary at Semple Stadium last evening as Charlie McGeever’s hosts blew away Waterford 2-16 to 1-7 to book their place in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-finals.

Harding Cup: It turned out to be a bad day for Dublin based sides as the Irish Universities Harding Cup got under way at UCC.

Ladies’ Football: Reigning All-Ireland champions Cork have been paired with Mayo in the TG4 All-Ireland ladies’ senior football championship quarter-finals.

Our Lady’s Templemore 1-15 CBS High School, Clonmel 0-9

An umpire accused of making racist comments during a Wexford GAA match has been handed a 26-week ban.

The Wexford GAA player targeted by racist abuse fears the cruel taunts will drive away mixed-race hopefuls — just as the GAA in the county are about to launch a further racism investigation.

GAA president Liam O’Neill has praised the Wexford County Board for their handling of a racism case.

The Wexford County Board and the Gaelic Players Association have reacted quickly to condemn an incident of racism in a club match.

Wexford GAA chiefs insist the racial abuse of county star Lee Chin in a senior football championship game was an isolated incident.

AirSpeed Telecom sales director Brendan Martin talks to Vincent Ryan about his busy working day

YOUR older readers will recall how during the 1950s and ’60s, Irish people travelling to Britain would arrive to family and friends bearing gifts of rashers and sausages hidden in their suitcases.

Last year's All-Ireland runners-up Dublin take on Galway in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies football final in Croke Park today (3.10pm) and either way, the Brendan Martin Cup will be going to a new home.

Galway have made two personnel changes for Sunday's All-Ireland Ladies football final - the Tribeswomens' first senior decider in 29 years.