Research confirms injuries slashed by new helmets

The reduction of head and face injuries in hurling due to the introduction of helmets with face guards is the primary conclusion in a thesis by a Cork-based doctor which will be presented to GAA president Liam O’Neill at Croke Park today.

Dr Paddy Crowley is the author of The Prevention of Hurling and Camogie-Related Head Injuries as well as the founder of Mycro Sportsgear, the most popular helmet producer in the country.

In initially developing the helmet with a face guard in the 1980s, his research produced some eye-opening results.