Martin Luther King’s son has a dream: that American democracy will be “reclaimed” by the midterm elections.

Paul Rouse is an accidental academic, but a fascination with history deepened into a passion when it merged with his love of sport. His new book, ‘The Hurlers’, charts the birth of the modern game in that first All-Ireland final 131 years ago. He marvels at what a few visionary hurling men gave the country, but can’t help think that hurling has since failed at least half that country

The third Monday of January might be known as ‘Blue Monday’ around these parts, but in the US the entire country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr Day.

SO DID Mickey Harte and the gang of six or seven or eight cross the line this week? Until Hawk-Eye is finally installed and working right, I suppose we won’t know. We certainly don’t want to start a family feud by asking the umpires.