The Irish News Hurling/Camogie Day 2012
STICKING TOGETHER: The Irish News' marketing manager John Brolly and Michael Scullion from Scullion Hurls are linking up in an initiative which gives clubs and schools the chance to win a hurling/camogie day out.
Picture: Hugh Russell
THE Irish News is linking up
with Scullion Hurls to give a
club or school the chance to
participate in a unique hurling/
camogie day.
The day will involve a display of
the traditional art of hurley-making
from Michael Scullion, who will
demonstrate the craft that has been
passed on through generations of
the Scullion family.
The day will include skills sessions
with inter-county hurlers and
camogs and there will also be a
series of "skills challenges" on the
day including free-taking, sidelines
and penalties, in which the
participating children will have the
chance to win a Scullion sliotar.
"We are absolutely delighted to be
linking up with Scullion Hurls with
this exciting initiative which will be,
without a doubt, an inspirational
day for any club or school to
experience," said Irish News
marketing manager John Brolly.
"A juvenile team will not only get
the chance to see the traditional art
of hurley-making but also learn from
inter-county hurling and camogie
players in our skills sessions."
The promotion is open to any
team up to, and including, U16 at all
levels, from well-established clubs
and schools to teams from clubs or
schools in the early stages of
introducing hurling or camogie."
All members of the winning team
will receive a Scullion hurl up to a
maximum of 30 and a special part of
the day is the opportunity to see
just how the sticks are made.
Michael Scullion of Scullion Hurls
said: "I am delighted to partner with
The Irish News to showcase the art
of hurl-making and help promote the
games of hurling and camogie.
"I learnt the craft from my father at
home in Loughgiel. Each player
knows what they like in a hurl, the
balance, weight, the grain and the
size of the bas.
"Having a good hurl is an essential
part of playing the game and here at
Scullions Hurls we aim to produce
quality hurls for all our customers."
The Irish News sports editor
Thomas Hawkins, backed the
initiative: "The Irish News
sportsdesk team believe this is a
terrific initiative which will help to
promote the great sport of hurling,"
he said.
"It is an exhilarating sport, both to
play and to watch, with amazing
speed and skills involved.
"At its highest level there is no
better sporting spectacle and I know
the kids will enjoy this unique
hurling/camogie day.
"We're delighted to join Scullion
Hurls to make this happen."
Paula Bell from Ballinderry
Camogie Club - who won last year's
competition - added: "The
hurling/camogie day was absolutely
fantastic and all the kids as well as
all the coaches truly enjoyed it.
"It is a great initiative and it was
amazing to see Michael Scullion and
his father demonstrate how a hurley
stick is made from start to finish.
The coaches that came along on the
day were excellent."
The first token appears in Monday's paper and will appear daily
for the next four weeks. Bonus
tokens will appear every
Wednesday.
Each entry requires 25 tokens and
teams can enter as many times as
they wish.
Tokens should be
attached to the collector card that
can be printed off from
here along with promotional posters that
can be displayed in clubs and
schools.
There are also 10 runner-up prizes
of a dozen sliotars for all the clubs
and schools that enter.