Donal Óg’s odyssey will keep us chatting

We don’t live in a utopian society in Ireland but, on the other hand, we have a lot to be grateful for. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are brilliant bonuses here – look at North Korea and other “closed” and oppressive countries.

It’s a fantastic sign of maturity that different views can be expressed, agreed or disagreed with, parsed, analysed and discussed with no recriminations.

A prime example was in a recent Irish Examiner (October 27) and the coverage of Donal Óg’s venture to the Banner County. Michael Moynihan feels Donal Óg’s move increases his chance of being Cork Hurling supremo.