Why we invest so much in telling local heroes' county championship stories

The Irish Examiner has always shown its commitment to Gaelic games nationally and, importantly, at club level.

WHAT IT MEANS: Naomh Éanna supporter Kevin Molloy Snr celebrates after his side's victory in the Wexford SHC final on Sunday. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

For all the global appeal of the World Cup, the Ryder Cup, the Americas Cup et al, Tip O’Neill wasn’t wrong when he cautioned that, ultimately, all politics is local.

We savour the galacticos of world sport, drool at their repertoire, but we almost never meet them coming out of the butchers or the barbershop at the bottom of the main street. They are stars in a faraway galaxy and barely relatable.