State Papers: Government told GAA it could do nothing about rising costs of hurleys
In 1990, the GAA’s director general Liam Mulvihill said the cost of a hurley was making it “almost prohibitive for young people to take up our native game".
The Government admitted it could do nothing to control the spiralling cost of hurleys in 1990, despite requests by the GAA to tackle the problem because of concerns it could reduce the number of young people playing hurling.
State files released under the 30-year rule by the National Archives show the GAA’s director general, Liam Mulvihill, made a direct appeal to the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, for help to address the high cost of hurleys in January 1990.
