Joe Molloy

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MTK Global.

That move was eye-catching enough.

But then, an extraordinary moment which came out of the blue.

It came courtesy of a Tyson Fury Instagram post in June.

Now, by 2020, the boxing world and beyond was practically desperate to see Tyson Fury fight Anthony Joshua.

It was, by some distance, the fight which had to happen.

And, as is the way with these things, it wasn't happening.

But then suddenly, the post from Fury...

Now, understandably, most of the world was focused and thrilled by the good news.

Fury against Joshua was happening at last.

In Ireland, though, it had more of a stop-the-presses effect.

The biggest fight of the century had been made possible by Daniel Kinnahan.

What's more, Fury had name-checked him three times in 60 seconds.

It felt like a kind of brazen coming-out party.

In Ireland, this Fury post marked a shift.

Fury had mentioned Kinahan before, but this was a whole other level.

Suddenly, Daniel Kinahan was not being just talked about in the media.

He had graduated to Leinster House.

Fine Gael TD Neil Richmond used parliamentary privilege to discuss the issue.