WHEN Eddie O’Sullivan was coaching the US Eagles in the late ‘90s, a holidaying young Ronan O’Gara met him for a meal in San Francisco.

IF there’s anything to be learned from the friendliest of Saturday evening friendlies, it is that the measurement of football’s shape-shift will be over months and years rather than days and weeks.

WHEN Errigal Ciaran first journeyed into an All-Ireland semi-final, the weather played havoc.

IN the long and decorated history of post-match plámas, Billy Lee’s interview after Austin Stacks had won the Munster intermediate title was a real doozy.

In a light-hearted look back at the year just gone, Cahair O’Kane hands out the awards...

NORMALLY the club management merry-go-round would be ready to come off its rails at this stage but this has been a winter season notably devoid of moving and shaking.

The former Watergrasshill hurler was open and honest about his role and approach with All-Ireland club senior finalists Sarsfields

Derry champs miss out on All-Ireland final opportunity far beyond what any of their previous four attempts had given them.

The form Jack O’Connor was in, most men wouldn’t have laid a glove. Yet McEldowney was one of Slaughtneil’s best players. The 18-year-old won battles, he made recovery tackles, he came out of rucks he had no right to win. But O’Connor did hurt them with his scores.

WELCOME, all four of you, to the semi-finals of the AIB All-Ireland Sitting Duck Championship.

URBAN Meyer has won three NCAA championships.

LET’S do brass tacks here.

CAVAN boss Raymond Galligan believes the absence of pre-season competitions next season is unfair on referees trying to grapple with the introduction of a raft of new rules.

MARK Gilsenan is loathed to reach for the word ‘normal’. Hates it.

THE public perception of Kilcoo’s style of football is baffling.