The lure of short-term success clouding any long-term vision

I’ve always loved the quote “if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; if you teach a man how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime”, writes Mike Quirke.

Apparently, it was a Spanish philosopher named Maimonides who came up with it. Written first, many hundreds of years ago, it still rings true today.

No sooner had the final whistle blown on Dublin’s thrilling All-Ireland final victory over Mayo, but the talk quickly shifted gear from celebrating their enviable achievement to figuring out ways to cripple them and make sure they cannot do it again in a hurry.