Turning to matters on the pitch, he said local kids had taken a particular interest in hurling, which they call the “sport of freedom”. “They saw the hurley sticks and picked them up. It was ...

ALL-IRELAND hurling final day is one of the great dates in the GAA calendar. This year it will be extra special for a group of Palestinian children who have taken up the game in the West Bank.

Four years ago, the Cuchulainn and Setanta Laois hurling development programmes that were started by Pat Critchley and Cheddar Plunkett were reactivated.

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