How many hurlers are there in Ireland?

boscosmith

Howayas,
I'm trying to find out how many registered hurlers there are in Ireland. I've googled the bejaysus out of it and checked the GAA site but no joy.
Does anyone out there know the answer?
Bosco

backrow67n8

About 60, 30 in tipp and 30 in kilkenny... unfortunately

Gingy

Sorry I can't help you boscosmith, but the ESRI can, I can't remember where I saw it, but they did research recently enough with figures like that in it.

ballsymchugh

i'd say the information commissioners would be able to help you there after the story that broke on friday!

An Citeog

Gingy wrote: »

Sorry I can't help you boscosmith, but the ESRI can, I can't remember where I saw it, but they did research recently enough with figures like that in it.

There are a few reports on the Irish Sports Council's website. The ballpark figure between hurling and camogie (from around 2006) is about 80,000 (ie. 3% of the adult population).

OP, there might be something on the exact number in the GAA's annual report if you haven't dug through it already.

calvin_zola

2 - Tommy Walsh and Lar Corbatt....the others are at nothing

corcaighabu92

3-Tommy Walsh, Lar Corbett and me in 5 years!!!

Jimbobjoeyman

corcaighabu92 wrote: »

3-Tommy Walsh, Lar Corbett and me in 5 years!!!

cocky enough arent you
You making county teams atm thats a good indicator

eroo

calvin_zola wrote: »

2 - Tommy Walsh and Lar Corbatt....the others are at nothing

Who is Lar Corbatt?

If you are going to be a smart arse, at least do it right!:D

Professey Chin

calvin_zola wrote: »

2 - Tommy Walsh and Lar Corbatt....the others are at nothing

Wow.An injury caused Shefflin to disappear of the face of the earth?
Holy sh!t thats some ligament tear

calvin_zola

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Wow.An injury caused Shefflin to disappear of the face of the earth?
Holy sh!t thats some ligament tear

who??

backrow67n8

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Wow.An injury caused Shefflin to disappear of the face of the earth?
Holy sh!t thats some ligament tear

Shefflin?? he the owner of Harveys??

Orizio

It was in the ESRI report from a few years back. Its roughly around the same number as there is in Rugby, but a little less.

Iwannahurl

Oops, wrong thread.

ebbsy

Hes small, hes round, he scores at every ground, Leighton Glynn, Leighton Glynn.

crucamim

boscosmith wrote: »

Howayas,
I'm trying to find out how many registered hurlers there are in Ireland. I've googled the bejaysus out of it and checked the GAA site but no joy.
Does anyone out there know the answer?
Bosco

I fear that you will not get an answer to that question. I have been trying for many years and am no wiser than when I first asked the question.

What is a hurler? Is it a chap who plays in a hurling match about 50 times per year? Or who plays just one match per year - when full drunk on Boxing Day at the former students' annual get to-gether? Or is it a person whose main game is gaelic football and who plays hurling only when there is no football to play? Or is it a rugby player who, duiring the rugby closed season, plays a bit of hurling just to keep fit?

Trying to ascertain the number of hurling clubs in Ireland is nearly as difficult. Even if we confine ourselves to exclusively hurling clubs, there is an immence difference between a club based in a locality in which hurling is the most popular summer game for adults and a hurling club based in a gaelic football stronghold.

chughes

If you count the ones on the ditch, the number increases dramatically.