Forget Bejing and the Olympics — did you catch the GAA fireworks this weekend?

TRY TELLING your average GAA fan that the Olympics was the top draw in sport this weekend. What was happening at the Big House on Jones Road had something for everyone and it takes Cyril Farrell all of, oh, not very long at all to drop in the usual reference to hurling being the greatest game in the world. Ever.

For the hurling snobs out there, there’s a bit of football to slog through first though, with Cork and Kildare very much the opening act.

Anthony Tohill isn’t too sure whether Cork actually want the dubious reward of another crack at Kerry; Dara Ó Cinnéide reckons Cork have bigger fish to fry than the Lilywhites or Munster titles.