says a competitive Ulster senior hurling championship – without Antrim, who have been allowed to compete in Leinster since 2009 – would be possible to arrange within a matter of months.
The HDC chair, Antrim man Terry Reilly, insisted that the new head of hurling development, which the GAA said it welcomed applications for, would have the full backing of the association.
The initiative springs from the early work of the National Hurling Development Committee that has been established under GAA President Jarlath Burns and chaired by Terry Reilly of Antrim.
Antrim held their own in the Leinster SHC ... McManus is also part of the GAA’s Hurling Development Committee, and feels reviving the northern province minus the Saffrons is a no-brainer to ...