Sideline Sid almost fell of his chair on Monday nigh, when the One News sports presenter decided to give his 10 G.O.A.T s (Greatest Of All Time) athletes, giving the number one spot to Tom Brady, who had just claimed his seventh NFL Super Bowl title.
While he is sure to come under social media fire, putting Brady ahead of such as Tiger Woods, Serena Williams and not ranking Muhammad Ali - it s his opinion and he is entitled to his view.
It got Sideline Sid thinking about what an impossible task to try to rank the greatest of all time in anything.
A memorial to Kevin Barry was unveiled in Rathvilly this week.
The life-size statue honours Barry who was hanged on November 1, 2020 at the age of 18. He was the first and youngest person hanged during the War of Independence.
The memorial was unveiled by the Barry family, with Kevin Barry s nephew Kevin Barry Jr and his wife Evelyn doing the honours. In line with Covid-19 restrictions, no ceremony took place and the unveiling was attended privately by members of the Barry family. The date of January 20 is significant as Barry was born on that date in 1902.
Although born in Dublin, Barry had strong connections to Hacketstown and Rathvilly. As a child, he spent time at the family farm in Hacketstown and initially attended primary school in Rathvilly.