Why top hurlers and hurley makers in Ireland are now backing bamboo: 'At first I was sceptical' - Independent.ie

The famed tree used to produce hurleys could be gazumped by another wood altogether – as disease and the war in Ukraine has hit traditional supplies.

The famed tree used to produce hurleys could be gazumped by another wood altogether as disease and the war in Ukraine has hit traditional supplies. Ash dieback, caused by the fungus hymenoscyphus fr… [+3639 chars]

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