It’s Miller time for all-time

It was an advertising slogan for beer which became the go-to headline to trumpet the latest achievement of one of the brightest stars in Irish football, writes Liam Mackey.

Back in the noughties, it seemed to be “Miller Time” all the time on the back pages, and with every good reason, as Liam Miller shook up Europe with Celtic or headed for the even brighter lights of Old Trafford or brought Lansdowne Road to its feet with a screamer against Sweden which will rank as one of the greatest goals scored by any boy in green.

And, nine years later, it was Miller time all over again when he returned home from Australia to sign for Cork City in 2015.