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other one is my sister, Lowry.’
    ‘She’s eye candy, lads,’ laughed Splinter. ‘What do you think Todd?’
    Todd raised his brows in agreement. ‘I reckon she’s a beauty, alright!’
    Danny wasn’t impressed.
    ‘Shut up will yiz, and let’s watch the game!’
    The four pals sat down and watched the two girls playing for a while.
    ‘They’re not bad,’ observed Splinter, just as Trinity hit a winning pass; Splinter put his fingers to his mouth and whistled at her.
    Trinity and Lowry looked over toward the steps where the boys were sitting. They hadn’t noticed them there up until Splinter’s outburst.
    Lowry made a sort of get moving or else gestureat Jonathon, but Trinity just smiled.
    She liked the idea of sideline admirers, and Todd had really caught her eye. He was different. Bronzed, blond haired and blue-eyed .
    ‘I think she was smiling at you, Todd,’ said Splinter.
    Jonathon noticed Danny’s head dropping a little.
    ‘No! You’re wrong Splinter,’ argued Jonathon. ‘I think it was Danny she was smiling at. Trinity likes Danny.’
    Danny’s face went as red as a tomato.
    ‘Is that right, Danny?’ giggled Splinter. ‘You dark horse! You never told me that you had a girlfriend.’
    ‘Get lost , Splinter,’ growled Danny. ‘She’s not my girlfriend.’
    ‘That’s not what Jonathon thinks!’
    Danny scowled at his cousin. Then, to make things worse for Danny, Todd didn’t hesitate to express his interest in Trinity.
    He said, ‘Well, I reckon she’s class, boys. I wouldn’t mind her being my girlfriend.’
    At that moment, Mick came running through the rose arch.
    ‘Danny!’ he called.
    ‘What’s wrong?’ asked Danny.
    Mick Wilde burst out laughing, and all the boys immediately joined in even though they didn’t know what was so funny. Mick’s laugh had that effect – it was infectious.
    Mick finally caught his breath and said,
    ‘You better get a hold of Heffo before your uncle Larry finds him. He’s after eating all of Larry’s steaks for the barbeque, and poor Regina is in floods of tears. Sorry, Jonathon,’ apologised Mick. ‘I’m not making fun of your mammy.’
    Jonathon smiled. He could see the funny side of Mick’s story, but Lowry wouldn’t and she was marching out of the tennis court.
    Mick and the four boys – Danny, Splinter, Jonathon and Todd in fits of laughter –disappeared back through the arch before Lowry caught up with them. While Danny hid Heffo in Larry’s garage, Mick seized the opportunity to have a chat with Todd about joining the team.
    When Danny caught up again  with his dad, it was apparent from his long face that Mick had failed to persuade Todd to join the team.
    ‘No luck?’ asked Danny.
    Mick shrugged his shoulders at Danny and shook his head.
    ‘I tried, son. He’s a tough nut to crack.’
    Danny tried to stay out of Larry and Regina’s way for the rest of the day. It had been his idea to bring Heffo to the barbeque and he didn’t make things better for himself when he told his aunt Regina that the only reason Heffo hadn’t eaten the sausages as well as the steaks was because he only liked the good, expensive, organic ones.
    As Danny sat quietly in the front seat of the car on the way home, he reflected on the thingsthat hadn’t really gone to plan for him that week.
    Todd still wouldn’t join the team, and to make matters worse, the new boy from down under had caught Trinity’s eye, and that really worried Danny.

Chapter Five
‘The Best Stadium in the World’
    T uesday couldn’t come quick enough for Danny. It was the morning of the trip to Croke Park.
    As the coach pulled away from the school gates, thirty loud and slightly over-excited pupils cheered with their hands above their heads. It was only a thirty-minute drive to Croke Park, but to Danny it felt like eternity. This was a huge experience for him. He had been to Croker many times to watch games with Mick, but now he was actually going on a tour of the