Enjoying a little bit of Red heaven

EUROPEAN champions, genuine European champions — bask in that for a few months.

Manchester United won the European Cup last week, but I’m not from Manchester, and any happiness I gain is purely vicarious, much as it is when a neighbour’s child wins something big. Now that you asked, it happened a couple of weekends ago when young Jonathon McCarthy, son of John and Mags from up the boreen here (along with two other Ballyhea lads, Patrick O’Callaghan and Dean Copps, scorer of the winning goal — note the names), was part of the Charleville side that won the All-Ireland U-13 soccer title.

But, I am from Munster, I am part of this family; in this feeling I can luxuriate, in this feeling I can revel.