Is it time a stand’s name stood for something?

So, not even two years after triumphantly opening its gates and receiving the bishop’s blessing, it turns out the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh is already somewhat cursed and in need of a bit of a revamp and a relaunch.

At a meeting of its stadium board which has undergone something of a facelift itself lately — the other night, it was decided that a full-pitch replacement should be carried out upon the conclusion of this summer’s Munster championships, so that, in the words of the county’s new secretary Kevin O’Donovan, “for 2020, once and for all, our members can rest in their beds next New Year’s Day knowing they will have a pitch of the required standard”.