Why football envies hurling’s privileges

Some of you may consider yourselves to have been spoiled by the amount of hurling in recent weeks.

Why football envies hurling’s privileges
Tue, 19 Jun, 2018 - 01:00
John fogarty
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.

Then there are some of you who would feel the game has received preferential treatment since the start of the Championship.

Considering 11 of the 16 live televised games have been hurling, both sentiments are understandable.

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