It’s quite a while since I was growing up in Cork. Ireland was a religious place in the 1980s, pretty much everybody attended mass — going on a Saturday night instead of Sunday was about as radical as rebellious acts got.

So many have drifted away from the church since, and given the scandals of the past 30 years I’m certainly not going to blame them.

Recruiting Grobler was a mistake, but the player should be shown kindness JAMES CROMBIE/INPHO

Faith is important to me, though. I try to get to mass every week, to Our Lady of Lourdes church in Ballinlough, where I listen to Cannon Jim O’Donovan. Different individuals have different moral guides, the teachings of the church have often given me a base from which to view various issues in my life and the wider world.