Getting to heart of the matter with the Red Hand master

HE’S got a book out himself, so it seemed a natural starting point. Mickey Harte nods when you ask about the Tadhg Kennelly autobiography controversy.

As a man who’s stood in some highly-charged dressing rooms in his time, the Tyrone manager has some sympathy for the Kerryman.

“I suppose the language used around the incident made it take on the acute nature it did. You ask your players to make a stand for the team — within the rules of the game.