Kingdom’s hitman making no excuses

HE’S a hard man to pin down. Michael Moynihan tried to get a hold of Colm Cooper’s jersey, but the Kerryman was far too smooth.

THEY say diplomacy is the art of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills. If that's true, the Department of Foreign Affairs could do worse than signing up Colm Cooper for its trickier negotiations.

Remember Billy Morgan's anger about Kerry in the NFL a couple of weeks ago? "Billy was obviously angry over the game, he was probably disappointed," says Cooper.