Conor Neville: Joe Brolly steals Henry Shefflin’s  thunder

THE punditry boom in the GAA keeps getting boomier.

The arrival of Sky has helped no end in this. Nowadays, no sooner does a star player retire than speculation arises as to whether he’s going to sign with RTÉ or Sky.

Henry Shefflin’s debut was competent and confident and distinguished by a surprising willingness to take on his own people. Not Kilkenny people, mind. Hurling people.