Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said yesterday that despite the moments of extreme tension that could occur in court, they had never erupted into trouble in Washington St, Cork, for the last 24 years — “thanks to the presence of The Ringer”.

Macho Mayo Man. I want to be a Macho Mayo Man. The testosterone levels were high among the Blueshirts in The West at the weekend, resulting in a peculiar odour in the packed auditorium for Enda Kenny’s triumphant match on his near-enough-to-home turf.