Aogán Ó Fearghail: Cheddar Plunkett’s general point about hurling in Boston is ‘right’

GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail says he’s partly in agreement with Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s criticism of the recent Super 11s hurling tie in Boston.

Laois manager Plunkett questioned why such an investment was being made in hurling abroad when “there is such a lack of strategic thinking” surrounding weaker counties here.

The tie itself, watched by 30,000 at Fenway Park, was hailed as a major success by the Gaelic Players Association, who have pioneered the Super 11s concept. Ó Fearghail said he can see both sides of the argument and stressed that initiative is important in Gaelic games and won’t ever be dismissed.