Just having a look on twitter here and some of the comments coming from people watching the hurling for the first time are comical, Here are a few of the best ones so far :)

-The Irish game of Hurling..cross between Hockey and Murder..

-See why people in Ireland call Hurling the quickest sport on Earth. Really enjoyable despite the match not been close. #SkyGAA

-Turned the hurling on for 13 seconds; 2 percentage balls whacked blind up the pitch, 3 human pile-ups.

-This is one of the strangest sports ever I have no clue what's going on #Hurling"

-Unreal how fun Irish Hurling looks on tele. Ice hockey, rugby and baseball all rolled into one

-Hurling on skysports 3. A hetero version of hockey. Well worth a watch!

-They say all keepers are mad but hurling keeper take the biscuit. No protection with baseballs been smashed at them #tapped #seriousballs

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 07/06/2014 19:48:22    1599528

-They say all keepers are mad but hurling keeper take the biscuit. No protection with baseballs been smashed at them #tapped #seriousballs

That is the funniest one

muckla (UK) - Posts: 370 - 07/06/2014 20:15:06    1599539

We all knew our games were excellent...why do we need approval from Our erstwhile masters?...stop fawning to the twitteratti in england

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 07/06/2014 20:20:51    1599543

mayotyroneman

Its not approval we are looking for man jesus who pee'd in your tea this evening ??

Its just having a giggle at peoples reaction who are seeing this sport for the first time.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 07/06/2014 20:25:04    1599546

07/06/2014 20:20:51
mayotyroneman
We all knew our games were excellent...why do we need approval from Our erstwhile masters?...stop fawning to the twitteratti in england Nobody seeking approval from anyone. Great to see the hurling getting such praise. All the better for GAA
07/06/2014 20:25:04 waynoI
mayotyroneman Its not approval we are looking for man jesus who pee'd in your tea this evening ??

Its just having a giggle at peoples reaction who are seeing this sport for the first time. Great to see such reactions. Better those reactions than negativity.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/06/2014 20:28:46    1599547

Interesting to see their reactions alright wayno.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 3032 - 07/06/2014 20:34:22    1599552

A few more


- Loving that there's hurling on @SkySports - a sport for absolute nutcases!

- Hurling is the best ball sport in the world to watch, no doubt.

- Fascinated by the Hurling on SS3. Looks a great game! #fasthands

- Sky may be on to a winner with the Hurling,skillfull,fast and it looks like you can smack the other team with a stick.

- Hurling is a f*****g ridiculous sport

- Just watched the Hurling, had no Idea what was going on most of the time but kind of enjoyed it.

- That was magnificent. Series linked on Sky. I won't get to watch it live because of the World Cup but I'm hooked. Awesome. #hurling

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 07/06/2014 20:34:40    1599555

The first line about hockey and murder WaynoI Jason Statham said it in one of his movies. Im sure we will see it being used more often now. :-)

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 07/06/2014 20:36:17    1599557

Ah yes sky think so much of hurling that its on their 3rd channel...alongside darts and hockey today...on a day of nothing happening in the sporting world....meaningless rugby games and. Cricket are of more importance to sky...a few comments on twitter and we roll over to have our belly tickled

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 07/06/2014 20:41:23    1599563

Pipe down mayotyroneman

Less of the seriousness. ;)

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 07/06/2014 20:47:18    1599567

Sure look you can't satisfy begrudgers wayno, they're never happy unless they're complaining!

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 07/06/2014 20:51:37    1599572

What would people from Mayo or Tyrone know about Hurling don't mind the UK!

Supermacs88 (Galway) - Posts: 248 - 07/06/2014 20:56:13    1599580

Mayotyrone man I hate Cricket but its the second most popular sport in the world after Football.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/06/2014 20:57:00    1599581

Cricket ahead of basketball, boxing, athletics, baseball??...

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 07/06/2014 21:00:22    1599589

07/06/2014 20:41:23
mayotyroneman
Ah yes sky think so much of hurling that its on their 3rd channel...alongside darts and hockey today...on a day of nothing happening in the sporting world....meaningless rugby games and. Cricket are of more importance to sky...a few comments on twitter and we roll over to have our belly tickledIts first time theyre showing it. Wont put it on their premier station straight away but if viewing figures are good and reception stays like tonight then it may in time and rugby games were not meaningless and of course Cricket is more important to Sky.
You really are a negative moan..

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/06/2014 21:01:37    1599592

I like Cricket, Well the Ashes, World cup and t20 ..


County championship is a load of rubbish

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 07/06/2014 21:01:55    1599593

Oh yes.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/06/2014 21:02:39    1599594

The cricket on sky sports today was Kent v Essex....lots of global interest in that?...fact is as far as Murdoch is concerned our games are in the same bracket as hockey and darts....a few daft comments on twitter does not change that

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 07/06/2014 21:03:09    1599596

in mayo its called men's camogie

Miler (Mayo) - Posts: 1015 - 07/06/2014 21:11:43    1599607

I think it's natural human curiosity to want to know what others think of our sports. I don't think it necessarily means we have some sort of inferiority complex. For example I think it'd be nice if Protestants in the North took more of an interest in the GAA but at the same time I'm not gonna worry about it if they don't.

MichaelO (Tyrone) - Posts: 820 - 07/06/2014 21:11:43    1599608