Eimear Ryan: Can a press conference really get to the heart of sport?

Athletes are athletes; they’re there to play. Are we asking too much of them, wanting them to be charismatic media personalities too? 

Naomi Osaka. 

Is it just me, or have we had an unusually spicy national league so far? The action on the field has been entertaining enough, but it also seems that a lot of rivalries have played out in post-match managerial comment. 

Whether it was John Kiely’s remarks about Galway simulation (which, in fairness to him, he swiftly apologised for), or the close-contacts issue escalating the ongoing frosty relations between Davy Fitz and Brian Lohan, there has been a fair amount of politicking on the sidelines.