There’s little doubt that in terms of profile and putting bums on seats the GAA has sold this year’s National Leagues short,...
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Black humour
Black humour
The story of a woman being arrested at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport the other week after trying to check in her dead husband...
Weight off his mind
Weight off his mind
It’s not often you back the runner-up in the Grand National and yet you’re glad you lost. Having stuck a few bob each way on...
Promotion Emotion
Promotion Emotion
It was fitting that John Kiely was there to share in the lads’ achievement, having long urged them (like his late friend Greg...
Messi-ah touched by God
Messi-ah touched by God
When Lionel Messi was aged eleven doctors diagnosed him with a growth hormone deficiency. The prescribed course of treatment...
Tiger reverts to type
Tiger reverts to type
Without doubting the sincerity of Phil Mickelson’s motives in embracing his ill wife Amy immediately after so splendidly...
A man for all Seasons
A man for all Seasons
“Tony Browne to me is one of the finest hurlers that ever played the game”, he said. Sympathy would have sounded patronising;...
Rescue Woods
Rescue Woods
Tiger Woods says he’s going to tone everything down from hereon – both the foul-mouthed exhortations and the celebrations. If he...
A (Good) Friday idea?
A (Good) Friday idea?
So a still-shaky Sexton just about edged out the more sure-footed O’Gara as Leinster scored a one-point win over Munster in the...
Grin up North
Grin up North
Hats off to Chris Hughton who has succeeded in getting Newcastle promoted at the first attempt, and with six games of the season...
Mick O’Dwyer’s anguished expression
Mick O’Dwyer’s anguished expression
Possibly nothing sums up the Waterford footballers’ superb performance last Sunday so much as Wicklow manager Mick O’Dwyer’s...
Gifted individual
Gifted individual
Mario Rosenstock’s ‘homecoming’ Gift Grub gig in Waterford city last Friday was an unmitigated triumph, leaving the crowd doing...
