The 10,000 emails of “who’s playing today” and the millions of replies may seem, on the face of it, dull, but they are a social history of their own, writes Colm O’Regan

He’d know plenty about it already but the last couple of trips up the M18 from Ennis have given Louis Mulqueen great insight into the Galway psyche.

Do you remember who said: “That five years as an electrician probably just grounded myself”?

Strange days. The RTÉ panel, not exactly a trio of giggly teenage girls at the best of times, are being sexist. Male-on-male sexist, that is.

Strange days. The RTÉ panel, not exactly a trio of giggly teenage girls at the best of times, are being sexist. Male-on-male sexist, that is.

The redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will not only be a huge resource to the city’s sporting life, but also to business and the Cork economy , according to business figures in the region.

Babs Keating has described the All-Ireland winning Cork team of 1966 as “moderate enough”, claiming it was one of the easiest All-Irelands ever won.

Myths, mishaps, and misconceptions. Inconvenient truths are plentiful in the GAA — here are 10 of the most high profile, writes John Fogarty.

A new mental health initiative aimed at secondary school students is being hailed by psychologists as the best piece of experiential learning “in years”.

Cian O’Sullivan. He’s playing but is he fit? Will he last the match? Will he even last the first half? Eeek.

A Fermoy company has been crowned the country’s top amateur drama group at the 63rd RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival.

It must be 15 years now since sportswriter Paul Little, noting a general disenchantment with the state of Gaelic football, compassionately pointed out a handful of small but significant tweaks that would fix the game overnight.

Check out our spolier-free guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Jack Charleton may have overseen our national soccer team’s most successful era, but retired veteran broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy has revealed he was certainly not the former Ireland manager’s number one fan.

Veteran presenter Bill O’Herlihy has confessed that he never liked former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton.

Just the mention of Cork-Waterford in Thurles and Paul Flynn’s name and magic soon springs to mind. No other player did more to shape one of hurling’s most thrilling rivalries and one of its most universally-loved teams.

Upwards of 1,000 "boy racers’’ in noisy modified cars were in Killarney, Co Kerry, at the weekend, with gardaí receiving more than 30 complaints from the public about alleged dangerous driving and dangerous manoeuvres.

Eamon Dunphy perpetual trophy for post-match entertainment: Davy Fitz

A second nip-and-tuck encounter probably ended in a draw too. Davy Fitz couldn’t bring himself to eyeball Claire McNamara like he did Ger Canning the last day, but he still didn’t give much away either.

He was so extreme, and the insult he directed at Cavanagh was so over the top the rest of the panel felt obliged to restore some balance to the discussion.

More often than not, sport tends to make headlines for all the wrong reasons, be it the use of performance enhancing drugs, match fixing or violence on the pitch, and so it is refreshing to see sportsmen and women play a leading role in commemorating victims of two appalling disasters.

Ger Canning (RTÉ Commentator)

If you haven’t heard him over the last few weeks, you’ve surely heard of him.

1. Martin Keown’s poker face: “Del Bosque has played his hand here… it’s almost like a game of chess.”

The big surprise was the lack of changes.

POT MEETS KETTLE

At yesterday’s launch of RTÉ’s Euro 2012 coverage, Eamon Dunphy looked out from the top table at a packed room of journalists, photographers and camera crews, and couldn’t help remarking with a grin: “I reckon that there are more people in this room than were watching when John Giles and myself first worked together on RTÉ in 1978.”

Lar and Fabio.

A MAN who has crusaded tirelessly for the elderly for over six decades was yesterday named the Cork Person of the Year for 2010.

MICHEÁL O MUIRCHEARTAIGH retirement marks the end of an era in more ways than one.

Legendary GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was last night honoured in a special two-and-a-half hour live programme broadcast by RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta in front of an invited audience of over 200 people, which included GAA officials, former players, media colleagues, family and friends.

RTÉ YESTERDAY launched their most ambitious broadcast plans for the GAA Championships.

WAYNE GRETZKY, I’m sure, could well swing a hurley if you pressed one into his hand. But I don’t know if ice hockey’s Ringy has any interest in Gaelic Games.

HE trained to be a newsreader, but he never announced a headline.