CONFIRMATION THAT THE Liam Miller tribute match will be held at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was received on Saturday, following meetings with the GAA’s Management Committee and Central Council at Croke Park.
A statement released this afternoon confirmed that the game was given the go-ahead and that a GAA event would be held beforehand on Tuesday 25 September at the 45,000 capacity venue.
There was a positive reaction to Saturday’s news that would see the game moved to a larger venue from Turner’s Cross, which holds a capacity of 7,000.
“Well done to @officialgaa for making the decision to open @PaircUiCha0imh …. now we can all focus on a fitting tribute,” said former hurler Tom Kenny, who won two All-Ireland championships with Cork.
Irish Olympic medalist Rob Heffernan said: “Well done to all involved in allowing this to happen. It will be a special night for all sports lovers in Cork and a fitting send off to a Cork legend.”
The game is being held to raise funds for charity and the family of former Republic of Ireland international Miller, who passed away earlier this year aged just 36 following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
The match has been the subject of an ongoing controversy, after the Cork County Board refused to let its 45,000-seater stadium be used for the match because of the GAA’s rule 5.1, prohibiting the use of its grounds for foreign sports.
A 16-member Management Committee met at Croke Park on Friday night to discuss the use of Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the tribute match and this morning it put its preferred proposal before the GAA’s Central Council.
Saturday saw confirmation that the game was given the green light, with a statement saying:
The GAA and the organising committee of the Liam Miller tribute match can confirm that following meetings of the GAA’s Management Committee and Central Council, the event will take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Tuesday 25 September.
“In agreement with the committee the day will also include a GAA event in advance of the tribute match. The details will be finalised in the coming weeks.”
Cork City manager John Caulfield, who signed Miller in 2015, welcomed the decision to move the game to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
“It’s about Liam and his family and making as much money as possible for them,” he said speaking to RedFM.
“The fact that it’s going to be a bigger venue is fantastic for everyone, because sport is sport.
“While there might have been one or two technicalities, I think everyone is glad that it’s going ahead at the Páirc.”
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It needs to be banned immediately. Nash has opened up a can of worms here the GAA don’t seem prepared to deal with. TJ has already joined the party and the rumour is that Tony Kelly has been getting the ball almost into the 6 yard box at trainings down in Clare.
It’s extremely dangerous and anybody arguing otherwise almost certainly hasn’t played in goal or across the full back line. It had better not take sterilised full back or a collapsed throat to get this fixed.
Are u from Clare or something ?? Helmets are already there !! Does this mean u can’t shoot inside the box ?? Other players have been doing it for years and its just because Nash can hit them perfectly people are complaining.
I’m from Dublin, word has it Clare are going to be doing this even worse this year, and Kilkenny and Cork. I’m Sure the Dubs and Tipp and Galway are all lining up someone for it as well. I explained in another post how it’s distinctly different to open field play as the backs and goalkeepers movement and positioning is restricted.
Why don’t we just let them hoist the ball into the box and smack it 2 inches from peoples faces. There has to be a limit, the helmet wont stop broken rib and ruptured testicles. Players need to be given reasonable capacity to protect themselves. That can either take the form of a restricted carry distance or allowing them to rush the striker
It’s one of the most unique and exciting aspects of hurling.. if there are safety issues re players necks, there is nothing stopping neck guards being kept behind the goal, like face-masks are kept for short corners in field hockey.. clip them onto helmets like with ice hockey helmets.
So neck guards and cups for crotch protection. Should they just strap on full body armour to stand in goal? We got by fine for decades but one breach of the honour code has opened up the floodgates on this.
Honour code?.. it’s been done for decades.. DJ Carey was particularly adept at it.. plus penalty takers know there’s a risk of over carrying.. like Nash’s botched drop-shot effort in the final last year.. next up will be a ban on any form of point blank shooting.
It was never to this extent. The issue is that it forces the goal keeper and defenders into the most dangerous possible position on the hurling field, middle distance. In open play point blank shooting is grand because goal keepers and defenders have the opportunity to get into one of several safe positions, behind the man to hook, in close to block, out of the way altogether or far enough away that you can read the flight of the ball and block or dodge. It’s also not possible to get the same kind of power on a shot from open play as from a penalty.
But with these shots you’re too close to dodge or reasonably attempt to protect yourself but you’re not allowed move up to block. The rules force you to be in a position no player would get themselves in in open play because it’s dangerous. If they’re not going to stop the carry then they need to let the keeper and backs rush the striker
What nonsense, I’m surprised at Ger. Bearing in mind you can strike the ball even harder from the hand, does this mean you won’t be allow to shoot inside the box during open play either?
Declan Ryan tipperary and clonoulty-rossmore and former tipp manager was the man who invented the style, it’s a great skill and a penalty is a penalty, Ciaran there would want to cop himself on there and keep his bullshit to himself. That is all