Zak Moradi may have been the first Iranian Kurd to play in Croke Park but the Leitrim hurler is convinced that he won’t be the last.

Hurling will join Gaelic football in moving from an U21 All-Ireland championship to an U20 competition in the near future.

The GPA has called on the Ulster Council to consider entering provincial minor and U21 squads in the All-Ireland series with an eye to developing the idea for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

WEAKER hurling counties have reacted strongly to comments from GAA Director General Páraic Duffy questioning the value of the National Hurling League to those competing in the Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups.