Jim McGuinness’s team were pretty comfortable, although the odd weakness will have to be worked on

Dáil hearings useful in holding sporting bodies’ feet to the fire, but they do not get to the nitty-gritty

Fallout from All-Ireland final no-show adds to significance of Sunday’s league game against champions

On a rotten night for hurling, the All-Ireland champions were put to the pin of their collar by Micheál Donoghue’s side

McGrath Cup losers Kerry missing players as they begin title defence against weakened Roscommon

A quarter of the counties setting out on this year’s football league have former intercounty managers among their coaching staff

Many teams have real problems they’ll want to fix in the next two months

With no mid-range team slumming it in the basement division, this is the best chance in a while for teams to escape it

Most teams arrive at this stage knowing it could be their only chance of glory

Family and community at the centre of Dingle’s charge to Sunday’s All-Ireland final

Tour’s new management wants Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau back in fold, too

Mikel Arteta’s team is six points clear with the deepest squad and stuttering rivals - their supporters need to start enjoying it

The US president has spent the month since his award showing Gianni Infantino and the world that he is the war-mongerer in chief

The artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up in the new year

The Meath manager wouldn’t be the Meath manager without his Meath dad, Patrick Brennan