FOUR years late and after public rows and protests, the country’s most advanced music college finally opened its doors for classes yesterday.

IT’S TOUGH for any manager in any situation to watch his side being beaten, but when it’s happening in an All-Ireland semi-final, when it’s on live television and in front of a live audience of nearly fifty thousand, and when they’re not just being beaten but being bloodied, battered and bruised, well, then, it’s a little tougher.