The Cork boxing family gathered at Clancy’s Bar in the city yesterday to toast the 150th birthday of Cork’s only world boxing champion, Jack McAuliffe.

I had to think long and hard about selecting my sportsperson of the year and while Rory McIlroy and Katie Taylor would be top of the list for most people, it was the latter’s gold medal performance at the Olympics that inspired my choice.

They didn’t call Paddy Martin The Champ for nothing.

THE St Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy club in Dublin will meet this week to discuss the situation regarding twin brothers Graham and Gavin Keating.