Paudie 

Paudie Butler believes the decision not to fill the Director of Hurling role over the past four years has provided GAA top-brass with clarity as to the position’s wide-reaching potential.

Butler, who served as Director of Hurling from 2006-11, has welcomed the recommendation of the Hurling 2020 committee to revive the role — the position was left vacant following the completion of Butler’s five-year term.

The former Laois boss says it is unacceptable a large percentage of children across the country have no outlet to play hurling and believes remedying this issue must represent the primary goal of his successor.