PERHAPS were he born elsewhere, Ryan McCluskey would have it all now.

All-Ireland SFC Round Two Qualifier: Carlow v Tyrone (today, 5pm, Netwatch Dr Cullen Park) IT was uncharacteristic of Tyrone to play Carlow in a challenge game pre-Christmas, but it may well have done them a good turn in the long run.

DERRYLAUGHAN KEVIN BARRY’S: The big night arrives tomorrow (Friday) as the legends of the 2002 All-Ireland winning Armagh team and the Tyrone team that took their crown the following year meet in a legends game in Derrylaughan.

TO be mentioned in the same breath as Barry Owens, you’ve done something right.

FATE would have to have its own quirky way with Rory Gallagher.