Northern spice

Colm O'Connor looks at the enduring appeal of the last GAA championship final of the year. ON SUNDAY, sports followers of all persuasions will speed past a golfing wonder of the world to get a ringside seat on an hour of local squabbling in Ballybunion.

Stack Park, once the home pitch of Ogie Moran and the Bomber Liston, will heave to the sounds and stories of the North Kerry football championship final - this year's edition being an especially tasty treat between Listowel and Finuge.

Where else would you get seven All-Ireland SFC medal holders, one current All Star, an Aussie Rules professional, and a liberal sprinkling of testosterone on St Stephen's Day.