Eoghan Cormican

We can only take Bryan Murphy at his word. His word - his insistent word - is that there hasn't been a single mention of back-to-back in the Sars camp since they regathered for a campaign about to really ratchet up this weekend.

Not everyone was appreciative of Mayo's collapsed house of pain. Not everyone was thankful for the timing of their collapsed famine.

After a year that would have “crumbled” others, Galway manager Daniel Moynihan paid tribute to All-Ireland match-winner Eva Noone for the mental strength she displayed away from the football field.

Nothing to talk about. Then everything to talk about. The temptation is to get swept up in the final minutes.

Clare unsuccessfully brought a proposal to last week's Munster Council meeting.

Galway forward Sabina Rabbitte has been ruled out of Sunday's All-Ireland camogie final, with manager Cathal Murray “really worried” that one or two more will also miss the decider because of injury.

Inseparable since the day they landed into this world together, Louise and Nicola Ward were locked in tearful embrace when Kate Geraghty raised aloft Brendan Martin further up the Hogan Stand early on Sunday evening.

Welcome to camogie final week. Or rather, welcome back to camogie final week.

Peering in from the outside, there was an inkling that Cathal Murray might pull the curtain on his Galway premiership at the end of last year.

Cork PSHC divisions/colleges seeded semi-final: Imokilly v UCC, Midleton (M Maher), 7.30pm A first county championship outing of the year for both.