Night games under spotlight

IRONIC that the dawn of a new era is at night. Tomorrow night's Allianz League tie between Cork and Kerry at Páirc Uí Rinn has several appealing sub-plots, but for many of the 10,000 patrons expected to attend, watching a competitive GAA game under floodlights is the most appealing of all.

Given the speed at which the GAA embraces change, the notion of Monday Night Football is some way off, but already there is an encouraging consensus on the benefits of evening throw-ins.

"I think you will a lot more of this in the future," says Sean Walsh, chairman of the Kerry County Board that installed lights in Austin Stacks ground two years ago. "Sunday has become more of a family day, people are less inclined to go to the matches. The