Irish Examiner view: Greatness unfolding

 Brian Howard of Dublin in action against Paul Towey of Mayo during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Last week RTÉ broadcast Christy Ring: Man and Ball, a tribute to one of the greatest hurlers of all time. The eulogy celebrated Ring's great skills, competitiveness and eight All-Ireland medals. That last detail has a particular resonance in his native county, one that has not won an All-Ireland title in 15 years. 

The documentary, in that county, provoked a wistfulness for long-gone great days and left the obvious question hanging in the air: how might they be made real again?