Lar Corbett: Inter-county players will decide future of ash

The 2010 hurler of the year’s Lar Corbett Sports company manufactures several thousand hurleys a year but the lack of games has meant sales haven’t been as strong as previous years.

Lar Corbett: 'The inter-county guys are going to dictate what comes next because everybody wants to use what they’re using on television'. Picture: Picture: David Maher

Lar Corbett says only when the leading inter-county hurlers move away from ash will there be an appetite for alternatively-made hurleys.

As the ash dieback disease looks set to raise the price of hurleys in the coming years, the likes of Torpey in Clare have developed a bamboo hurley (bambú tech), while the GAA’s development department foresee hybrid versions comprising an ash bas and synthetic shaft and butt.