Key Proposals

1. Appoint a Director of Hurling to implement the blueprint;

2. Devise new divisional and playing structures to improve the standard of club competition within the county;

3. Develop a highly-skilled coaching programme under a Head of Hurling Coaching and encourage the establishment of a third-level, one-year hurling coaching course;

4. Provide top-class facilities including a dedicated Hurling Centre, incorporating an Academy of Excellence and implement a high standard of hurling pitch maintenance;

5. Introduce a dedicated hurling culture and project a dynamic image of Dublin hurling through a vigorous and sustained marketing package.

DUBLIN HURLING REVIEW GROUP: Chairman - Michael O'Grady (Lucan Sarsfields); Members - Dick Butler (Commercials), Michael Dempsey (Kilmacud Crokes), Humphrey Kelleher (Naomh Mearn≤g), Denis Murphy (Skerries Harps), Tom Quinn (St Vincent's).