Whatever happens next, at least Pat Ryan’s vision for Cork to have a side with that ideal amalgam of pace, power, size, class and aggression has been realised.

Hoggie talks 2013, the scoring record and the build-up to Sunday.

Jim Comet picks the best albums from 1964, a huge year for popular music 

My timekeeping in the 2013 All-Ireland against Clare has been a talking point in Cork down through the years but I was completely happy with how I handled it.

The 1884-founded GAA club, one of Ireland’s oldest, has three players on the Cork senior hurling squad — Mark Coleman, Shane Barrett and Paudie Power

Kerry's error, the rise of Galway's 'machine' and six more football championship observations.

"Just because you aren’t heading to Paris to take part in the world’s greatest games, doesn’t mean that you can’t learn from the best on a sports-coached holiday."

With the war in Gaza showing no signs of an end, the US has struggled to use their considerable global influence to positively affect the conflict

Oyarzabal came off the bench to fire the Spaniards to a 2-1 victory after fellow substitute Cole Palmer had cancelled out Nico Williams’ opener to extend England’s 58-year wait for a major trophy.

A deeper squad and much-needed composure down the stretch was the ultimate difference.

Can Americans resist the politics of violence and consider how to co-operate with each other

Grugan would see out those last six minutes on the sideline. He was empty and exhausted.

Last year's double winner Sarsfields retained their RedFM Division 1 league title.

Did Kerry 'fans' vote with their feet? That instead of waiting for a final they just didn’t buy that this was an All-Ireland winning year - even with Dublin out of the reckoning?

Our rugby analyst reflects on a special evening in Durban for Andy Farrell and a truly special bunch of Irish players 

"Kieran is a competitor and he's a dyed-in-the-wool Kerryman. There's no doubt about that, he's green and gold to the backbone."

Minus their county senior player Jack O’Connor - as was Darragh Fitzgibbon absent for Charleville - Sars went about their business straight from the throw-in

Armagh came good in extra-time to reach their first All-Ireland final since 2003.

It was a Jonny Wilkinson-type World Cup-winning drop-goal performance from the Leinster out-half.

Ireland bounced back from last weekend’s defeat with a dramatic win in Durban.