Dr Ed Coughlan: Dublin commitment to succession planning gets deserved success

Con O’Callaghan has been groomed for years in a structure of development that puts skills progression first, says Dr Ed Coughlan.

THE end of every season sparks the mandatory postmortem to determine the quality on display throughout the year.

The health of the sport is questioned in relation to its sustainability going forward. The doomsday parade will likely paint a dark picture bemoaning the dominance of Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and the Chicago Bulls of yesteryear, or the Cork Ladies football team, the All Blacks, Kerry, and Kilkenny of more recent times — there is always someone to blame for being better than everyone else.