The problem with the coronavirus is trying to find someone you can believe.

This year will surely go down in hurling lore as the Year of the Helmet. In an All-Ireland series marked by contentious helmet incidents, Austin Gleeson last weekend saw fit to give us one more: right in front of a linesman and right in front of a camera, arguably the most clear-cut incident yet.

As an eight-year old, I asked for a football for Christmas. Being a good little chap in those days, I got it.