Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup players want more recognition, says survey

Hurlers in the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups have called on the GAA for the competitions to be afforded more recognition, according to a GPA survey.

Three-quarters of those players from the three tiers who responded to questions posed by the official players’ body felt the importance bestowed on the competitions by the GAA was quite low, while 70% said their own county boards were as indifferent about them.

Less than half raised issues about the structure of the championship they were playing in, while over 70% regarded the retention of the finals in Croke Park as being “very important”. A strong majority were also in favour of the finals either being televised or streamed live. Interestingly, 60% of players indicated their support for the Rackard and Meagher Cup competitions to be amalgamated.