IEThe Irish Times
Throwing the sliotar is a big problem in hurling, but there might be a technological solution
Hurling’s handpass has turned into a botched nose-job on the face of the game
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- First seen
- 24 Aug 2026, 05:09 UTC
- Last checked
- 25 Aug 2026, 04:56 UTC
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- 2 versions
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 24 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
- Byline
- Denis Walsh
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Source-supplied excerpt
Hurling’s handpass has turned into a botched nose-job on the face of the game
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Throwing the sliotar is a big problem in hurling, but there might be a technological solution
Hurling’s handpass has turned into a botched nose-job on the face of the game
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Hurling’s handpass has turned into a botched nose-job on the face of the game
Throwing the sliotar is a big problem in hurling. Mercifully, there might be a technological solution
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- Capture ID
- #1966
- Observed
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:55 UTC
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- 868,014 bytes, private gzip evidence
- Collector
- news-ledger/0.1
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