It’s the journey, not the destination, that makes it worthwhile

WE’RE at the Subiaco Oval in Perth. It’s the first Test. Sitting in the press box, I can see that Páraic Duffy has stationed himself at the edge of the tunnel where the players will come onto the pitch.

I wonder why the Director-General of the GAA hasn’t taken his seat in the VIP section so I keep watching.

Eventually, the Irish squad emerges from the dressing room. When Darren Hughes appears, Duffy steps out and slaps his fellow Monaghan man on the back of the shoulders.