GIVEN the contents you will read below, it feels pertinent to begin this column with a disclaimer: I did not wear a checked shirt, brown shoes, bootcut jeans or a Stetson.

GLEN manager Malachy O’Rourke expects to have Conor Glass, Conor Convery and Eunan Mulholland fit for Sunday’s Ulster Club Championship final against reigning champions Kilcoo.

The GAA, LGFA, GPA and the Camogie Association have combined to roll out a concussion baseline testing programme to all inter-county players with the goal of rapidly diagnosing and treating concussions in players, which was launched yesterday with UPMC, Uachtarán CLG Larry McCarthy said, “A considerable effort has been made in the area of education and awareness among players and coaches in relation to concussion and it requires constant vigilance.

WHEN the car rolled up outside their house in Templenoe, the Spillane brothers Pat, Mick and Tom (they’d go on to win 19 All-Ireland medals between them) came tumbling out through the front door.

TYRONE secretary Dominic McCaughey has called on the GAA’s Rules Advisory Committee to urgently review the rule on ‘contributing to a melee’.

THE outcome of the provincial draws exposed the “folly” of the new All-Ireland Championship structure, according to Antrim manager Andy McEntee.

Francis Mooney GAA Tyrone fans may not have seen the last of Conor McKenna, despite his return to the AFL with Brisbane Lions.

Kevin Cassidy wants Donegal to tear up the script in 2023 and add a direct kicking element to what he believes is now a stale running game, well past its sell-by date.

Danske Bank MacRory Cup round two Section B Abbey CBS 1-10 St Ronan’s, Lurgan 2-7 EOIN Loughran rescued a draw for Abbey CBS when he popped over a free with the last kick of an entertaining tie in Páirc Esler.

There are pros and cons with the structure of the Ulster SHC, which only features three teams.