Cork hurling manager John Meyler has called for artificial pitches to be installed at major GAA stadiums after problems with the Páirc Uí Chaoimh surface. Amid the likelihood of Páirc Uí Chaoimh’s pitch being replaced later this year, Meyler believes the GAA need to move towards installing 4G artificial pitches everywhere. “Watching club matches [on Saturday], I think there’s a case for 4G pitches to be built everywhere, as distinct from grass pitches. “You see Musgrave Park is now an all-weather pitch, you see the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh... I was down at a Cork and Kilkenny U17 challenge match [on Páirc Uí Chaoimh’s 4G back-pitch on Saturday morning].

Source: Irish Examiner February 11, 2019 14:26 UTC