John Fogarty: Will hurling league be collateral damage again?

Opening the Allianz Hurling League with the two biggest games of the weekend under lights this Saturday rings a mite hollow
John Fogarty: Will hurling league be collateral damage again?

LIGHT IT UP: The sun sets behind the stand before the Allianz Hurling League semi-final between Cork and Kilkenny at Páirc Ui Chaoimh in 2022. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023 - 07:30
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John Fogarty
John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.

Opening the Allianz Hurling League with the two biggest games of the weekend under lights this Saturday rings a mite hollow.

From former Cork, Tipperary, and Kilkenny mentors Ger Cunningham, Michael Ryan, and Martin Fogarty to greats such as the O’Connor twins Ben and Jerry, John Mullane, and Noel McGrath, and for all the obvious reason there is the significant school of thought against games of note being played with the aid of light emitting diodes.

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