While he’s in favour of change at Championship level, the Cork forward doesn’t want to see the game itself radically ...

How a group of hobbyists brought the ancient Irish sport of hurling to the Northwest — and why they don't see it vanishing any time soon. Hurling is hard to describe. “It’s kinda like lacrosse and ...

The quick puckout/kickout is yet another area of contention, where the disparity between the two codes has yet again surfaced. According to the hurling rule the puckout is taken when all players are ...

Jim Gavin has defended Gaelic football’s plethora of new rules and the emerging contrast with hurling after Special Congress voted resoundingly in favour of change. A 60% majority was the requirement ...

A high-powered hurling body similar to the Football Review Committee (FRC) is required to make “tweaks” to the game, according to former national referees chairman Willie Barrett. The Tipperary native ...

In December, 2013, I spent a week driving around Ireland, visiting various cities and landmarks. My first stop was in Dublin, to pick up the rental car. I noticed a massive stadium across the street ...

Former Kilkenny star wants to see more counties at the game’s top table Kilkenny hurling legend Jackie Tyrrell. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Don’t change hurling or try to fix what’s not broken is ...

It was what happened on the banks of the River Liffey which most influenced the invention of the modern game of hurling. DUB DELIGHT: It was what happened on the banks of the River Liffey which most ...