When fatgate broke — Jerry Kiernan’s personal operation transformation for upholstered Gaelic football players — I could not be drawn into the barney.

With many of Down football's leading lights set to line out for the Powerade Down All-Star team tomorrow, new county boss Ross Carr will get a chance to run the rule over his extended panel.

THE OIREACHTAS European Affairs Committee is to hold hearings on new recycling regulations for electrical goods which look set to add up to €50 to the cost of large appliances.