"We take serious issue with any group which would negotiate a sponsorship deal on behalf of our members as long as they remain members of our organisation."
- GAA president Joe McDonagh laying down the law this week with the Gaelic Players' Association.
"Let's f****** hold a tight rein here."
- The unforeseen pressures on a referee as expressed Pat McEnaney to his officials during a half-time break in a GAA match last year, recorded in RTE's documentary Blowing The Whistle.
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"I was trying to sell him up to 10 minutes before the start but Noel Callaghan wouldn't buy him."
- Trainer Willie Mullins after his horse Joe Cullen won the Bumper at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
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