Episode 3 of THE GAME explores the chase for perfection. We see teams learning to win as Galway’s breakthrough in the 1980’s gave way to Ger Loughnane’s winning Clare side in the 1990’s and Kilkenny’s fine tuning of the pressure game in the 2000’s – a team that seemed impossible to beat. Tactics and fitness took on entirely new dimensions and the rise of sports science elevated the standards expected of hurlers even further. Episode 3 also looks at the women’s game and the battles camogie has had to fight to be recognised in its own right. And as hurling has made its way through the Celtic Tiger era and the dawn of social media, what has that meant for the sport and the men and women who play it. For all the modern advancements in science and training perhaps what lies at the heart of the game hasn’t changed at all – it’s still the magic of pure skill and the aura surrounding the heroes of this stick and ball game that is uniquely ours.
