I’m not an expert, but I don’t see how we can penalise women for exploiting their naturally occurring traits for athletic advantage.

We tend to think of the process of integration as a one-way street.

It’s a great honour to be centre-stage on one of the biggest days of the GAA calendar, but from another perspective, it’s a poisoned chalice.

Sport, with its early retirement, forces its participants to grapple with their decline early, in a sort of strange rehearsal for old age. But sometimes sportspeople save some of their best material till last

There is a different atmosphere at women’s sporting events; it is a different product, and that’s okay.

Liam Cahill spoke about making Semple Stadium a colosseum but Tipp’s own fans played Caesar, giving the thumbs down.

As much as we like to talk about legacy, history and track records, in reality, sport doesn’t care about what you’ve done before.

Tipp are last into round-robin action. What would a successful year look like?

The routine we are encouraged to develop around set pieces is part psychology, part prayer, part magic spell. 

Does the word ‘Stuttgart’ have any resonance for them, the way it does for Irish sports fans?