Last Saturdayâs meeting of Central Council discussed a number of matters arising from the report of the Hurling 2020 committee and also considered motions from counties for Congress that had been referred to Central Council for decision.

Media Release 25th May 2015.

The key decisions made were:

To proceed with the appointment of a Director of Hurling
To work with an external consultancy organisation to produce a best practice template as a blueprint for all counties in efforts to develop hurling
To work as a matter of urgency for the standardisation of the sliotar
That replays of All-Ireland semi-finals do not have to be played in Croke Park.

The meeting turned down a proposal to issue squad numbers to players prior to the commencement of the championships.

It also rejected a Clare motion that sought to prevent the award of any exclusive coverage of championship games to Sky Sports in the next media rights contract.

It was announced at the meeting that the 2016 World Games will be played in Ireland from 7-14 August.