Dublin’s hurlers emerge from the shadows

DUBLIN hurling is at last arousing itself from its slumber.

Since the 1950s, the small ball game has been consigned to the shadows in the capital, shadows that became darker with the passage of time thanks in large part to the efforts of Heffo’s Football Army in the 1970s.

Kids on the streets wearing the Dublin colours were doing so out of allegiance to the footballers, but in recent years a growing number are parading around with hurleys in tow.