Fogarty Forum: Hurling will be a haven as football goes through rehabilitation

Five of the next 10 weeks are double weekends where the sibling rivalry between football and hurling will be obvious. The latter is in a good spot while the former is in the spotlight due to rule changes.

HUNTERS: Limerick travel to Cork on Saturday week, a game which could attract an attendance as high as 25,000. Photo by John Sheridan/Sportsfile

The calf has been fatted for Gaelic football, the GAA’s prodigal son.

Over these next 10 weeks, the problem child will be waited on hand and foot, spoilt with attention. A fuss will be made of it in this National League because it is trying to change its ways. It really is.