Rory McIlroy going for The Open may overshadow All-Ireland hurling final – GAA's chickens could be coming home to roast
TOMMY WALSH'S display as referee for the Tipperary- Limerick game last week was excellent — but I'd argue his umpires let him down.
Four scores in the game went to Hawk-Eye, with the last call for Adam English's effort from 65 metres being delegated to the system.
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Babs Keating believes it could overshadow the All-Ireland hurling final
The Doon man thought he had levelled the game and the umpire reached straight for the white flag.
But it was clearly wide and this is happening too often at this stage.
Thankfully the score detection system clicked into gear — eventually.
From the ball going over to the 'NÍL' flashing on the screen, it took over two minutes.
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Everybody deserves a lot better than that.
I got a lot of calls and compliments for what I wrote last week about the split season being a huge own goal by the
A Sport
Ireland
survey
published earlier this month showed that participation in sport in
this country
is at an all-time high. But when the 11 most popular sports were ranked,
football
tenth.
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It could come home to roost this
summer
when the All-Ireland SHC final is played on July 20.
Royal
Portrush, where Masters champion
RTE pundit Peter Canavan angers fans after leaving notable county out of his 'big four' All-Ireland contenders
We are in a situation where our flagship day in the hurling calendar is clashing with the final round of one of the biggest events in
Europe
— only 160 miles up the
road
.
I stand by my call for hurling to go out on its own and sever all ties with the powers that be.
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They have left the game to die in Leinster and everywhere else, while the Munster
Championship
keeps it alive.
That's the legacy we have been left with by those who have had a say at the top in recent years.
We can only hope at a Congress — sooner rather than later — that the
next
Michael Cusack or Maurice Davin
steps
up and saves the Association from itself.
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