Standing still means being overtaken

In Book VI of the Aeneid, as regular Examiner readers will doubtless recall, Aeneas descended into the bowels of the underworld. There he encountered all manner of interesting and notorious characters, among them eminent Romans like Romulus and Julius Caesar. On his return he gave a revealing interview to Virgil, who turned it into a book.

Last August, as regular readers of the Irish Examiner may recall, Dan Shanahan descended into the bowels of Croke Park after the All Ireland semi-final and found his way into the Kilkenny dressing room.

There he encountered all manner of interesting and notorious characters, among them eminent Noresiders like Brian Cody and Ned Quinn. On his return he gave a revealing interview to Michael Moynihan of this parish, who turned it into an article.