I was snailing through raceday traffic in Galway in 2019 when I recognised the garda directing me.
It was Alan Kelly, the referee who had taken charge of the Limerick-Kilkenny All-Ireland semi-final days earlier. We’d be beaten by a point in controversial circumstances having not been awarded a clear 65 late on.
I engaged in some friendly banter, slagging him about what had happened; he stuck his head in the window and we shook hands. He said he’d see me inside.
