There’s a parallel universe where Shane Kingston didn’t come off the bench all fresh and jumpy and bent on saving Cork’s season in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on May 11. Or one where Seán Stack didn’t allow ...

Marble sculptures of mythical lions adorn the tops of two 8-foot granite pylons, a stone’s throw from dozens of diners eating gourmet-quality Vietnamese food, slurping pho and chatting in the songlike ...