People divided over prospect of Netflix behind the scenes series on hurling

In the wake of last weekend's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final between Limerick and Cork, and weeks before the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final between Clare and Cork, fans are divided on whether or not the Irish sport should hit the small screens in a larger capacity.

In a social media post, horse racing pundit, Kevin Blake took to X to ask, with such a "wildly captivating" sport, "why isn’t it a huge global success?"

He added: "I don’t follow hurling closely, so please find my ignorance charming. Every time I watch a big match, it seems to deliver wildly captivating sport.

"A Netflix doc would surely be the spark to ignite the tinder box?"

Commentary circulated underneath the post with hurling fans uniting to discuss the whys and why nots.

One user said: "Cos we don't want it to be global hit. It's not even a hit outside 10 or 11 counties and we love it that way. It’s our game and we don’t want that to change." This brought on commentary on the game's inability to grow outside of Ireland and whether or not the game could improve with more counties taking part competitively.

While hurling is popular with small specific communities abroad, such as within France, USA and Australia, many areas popular with Irish people, another user wrote: It's parochial. I've met lads today who are incapable of watching the game live because they are so emotionally invested. What makes it niche, makes it special.

Meanwhile, another user commented on the GAA's marketing of the sport on home ground, saying: "There wasn’t even an advertisement for either of the hurling semi finals this year. Never mind trying to promote hurling on a global scale."