Clare vs Kilkenny was a must-watch, with a dramatic finale, but the game’s presentation didn’t match its importance.
Arthur James O'Dea I IT IS ON the busiest sporting weekends where hurling casually flexes its superiority.
Hurling has an equality problem on a national scale, but the possibility for entertainment is so great in the pockets where it thrives that it often overrides any concern. Shane O'Donnell tries to escape the attention of Huw Lawlor. Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO It is important firstly to stress that it had nothing to do with the game’s broadcaster, TG4. They provide an incredible service rooted in its dedication to Irish tradition, culture and language. Covering any number of matches from the annual calendar of Gaelic games that would otherwise go unaired, they are a force for good in all this.
That’s one question for the GAA to answer, anyway. Why are they content to let this be the case? The second is more closely associated with the scheduling of the inter-county season, but even the consequences of that are increasingly aligned with what’s offered on television. Even something as peripheral as the lighting felt changeable. Before the stadium’s floodlights took full effect, the game took place against a greyish backdrop that felt decidedly wintery.
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