Cillian O’Connor gets the ending he deserved to one of the greatest careers in GAA history

You have to hand it to the lads on Reservoir Dubs – they were never going to let Cillian O’Connor sail off into the sunset without launching some cannon fire over his head. His retirement was always going to be a triggering event to one or two denizens of the Dublin GAA supporters’ online forum. In fairness, they were pretty balanced in their tributes. They made sure to send a few scuds in Aidan O’Shea’s direction too.

“Must have saw the writing on the wall…” “Got his medal as a panellist…” “Elbows O’Connor…” “Never had the guts to take the hits to get the crucial scores…” “Big Aido will probably keep going… Will play the odd league game and then phased out again…”