Last night's episode of the Late Late Show was a wonderful celebration of all things GAA, with some of the biggest names in the sport appearing on the show to mark the start if this year's championship.
It reminded us about everything good in our games, at both club and inter-county level. Tributes were paid to some key figures at both of those grades, while host Patrick Kielty also had an emotional reunion with his Down minor team.
However, it was clear that Michael Darragh MacAuley and Joe Brolly stole the show.
The pair, who are close friends, appeared to promote their charity work relating to organ donation and cystic fibrosis, two wonderful causes that will hopefully receive a sizeable boost on the back of the exposure they were given on the night.
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GAA: Joe Brolly recalls hilarious MDMA clash with Sean Cavanagh
Joe Brolly is a huge fan of Michael Darragh MacAuley, both as a player and person. He certainly was not your typical inter-county star during his hugely successful time with Dublin.
Appearing on last night's Late Late Show, Brolly recalled one incident early on in his time with the Dubs where MacAuley admitted had no idea who one of the biggest GAA stars in the country was after being handed the task of marking him.
One of my favourite stories that Pat Gilroy tells about Michael Darragh. They were playing Tyrone, and they were gunning for Tyrone because they had been beaten them regularly. Tyrone had been the team of the 00s.
Pat had cleared out the old brigade and brought in all these boys, the 'dirty dozen' as he called them, Philly McMahon and all these boys. The training was ferocious. Pat did the 6am training sessions just to push them to the limit.
He said you couldn't sicken [Michael Darragh], he just ran out the bleep test and said 'is that all you've got'.
They played Tyrone in a crucial league game and Pat has targeted it. There was an atmosphere of war in the training room, and he said to Michael Darragh 'you're picking up Sean Cavanagh'.
Michael Darragh looked at him blankly and says 'what does he look like?'
Ray Boyne had to download pictures of Sean Cavanagh on his tablet and show them to him. Then thereafter, he would make up a wee booklet of the player Michael Darragh was marking.
Michael Darragh MacAuley's lack of knowledge about opposition players certainly didn't hinder him on the pitch, going on to win eight All-Irelands, ten Leinster titles, two All-Stars, and a Player of the Year gong during his time with Dublin.
In saying that, the first of those Celtic crosses back in 2011 came after a mixup in the dressing room before the game, with Joe Brolly revealing that the midfielder forgot his football boots ahead of the game against Kerry.
He's the only person in the history of the GAA to turn up to his first All-Ireland final (like this). Pat Gilroy was his manager, I went to Trinity with Pat, and he's very fond of Michael Darragh and said Michael Darragh was the driving force behind that Dublin revolution.
He told everybody to get their gear on, then he realised after a minute that Michael Darragh was still sitting in his socks. He starts to think 'f**k me, tell me he hasn't forgotten his football boots'. He gives him the eye and he said 'yeah I forgot my football boots'.
Pat had to give him his, then he went on to produce one of the great performances in an All-Ireland final.
Great stuff from two great GAA men.
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