But what about [insert your county here]? Don’t worry, we’ll be producing a series of articles that will cover every county in Ireland – even yours – over the next few weeks. See the ones we’ve already covered here.
1. After clinching a historic first FBD League title in 2013, the Leitrim footballers retained it with a one-point win against Roscommon
2. It was a good year too for the U21 footballers – they beat All-Ireland champions Galway to reach a first provincial final in 16 years, before losing out against Roscommon
3. It’s not strictly sport, we know, but Feilim McHugh (pictured above) gave us one of the year’s best laughs when he told his dad he’d failed his driving test — and filmed the reaction
4. Aughawillan ended a 20-year wait for the county title and then shocked Tubbercurry in what was the first provincial win by a Leitrim side since 2005
5. Emlyn Mulligan and Gary Reynolds helped Connacht clinch a first Interprovincial football title since 1969
6. Laura Reynolds flew the flag in the 20km walk at the European Championships
Unfortunately the race ended in disappointment as the London 2012 Olympian did not finish.
7. Irish athletics celebrated the career of Ballinamore native Colin Griffin as the two-time Olympian announced his retirement
8. On the track, Eanna Madden won 200m gold and 100m silver at the National Championships …