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. Athlone returned to the top tier of Irish football (albeit for one season)
2. John Joe Nevin made his return to the ring after an injury lay-off
3. Robbie Henshaw starred as Ireland completed a November series clean sweep
4. Joe Ward continued his dominance of Irish light-heavyweight boxing with a fourth straight title on National Elite Finals in March
5. Conor Gilsenan signed for London Irish and has made a couple of appearances in the English Premiership
7. Dessie Dolan starred as Garrycastle won another county senior football title
8. Marist Athlone reached the Leinster colleges football final