A GAA crisis: Demographics chief outlines why some clubs are on life support


Benny Hurl is the GAA’s chairperson of the Demographics Committee. With numbers dwindling in some clubs, the Association is sleepwalking into a crisis. How long can they stay alive? He spoke with Michael McMullan IN terms of the long-term health of the GAA, Benny Hurl doesn’t sugarcoat anything. His hammer hits the nail with the first […]


25 years on: The story of Ardboe’s 1998 title success


Ardboe took home the O’Neill Cup 25 years ago. Benny Hurl and Brian McGuigan were key cogs in their winning team. Michael McMullan went to meet them. THE glint in Brian McGuigan and Benny Hurl’s eyes tells it all. It’s a random Thursday evening in Ardboe and their hands are clasped on the O’Neill Cup […]