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No, they are not paid. Gaelic Football and Hurling are amateur sports, so players do not get paid. This actually makes the sports better, as players are playing for the love of the game, for their teammates, for their home town or county, for their family and friends, and for their team's supporters. These are all far better reasons and incentives to play than any payment could ever be.
When everyone first plays a sport we do it purely for the fun, and that is when it is most enjoyable and when we play best. Professionalism actually destroys many sports. The vast majority of GAA players play for the same teams for all of their playing career. They have a sense of belonging to that team and the wider community. A professional sports person who plays for many teams during their career can never have that connection. Only when they compete for their country do they come anyway close to that.
GAA players get expenses for things like travelling to training and they get well looked after in other ways. To pay them to play would destroy the game, as it has done for many sports. Payment removes all the incentives I listed, and nothing can motivate a player like those do. If you've ever seen Gaelic Football and Hurling, you'll see how much passion they play with, far more than most professionals do. Check out YouTube for videos if you haven't.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoHurlers are not paid as they are expected to play for pride of their team, not personal gain.
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∙ 14y agoHurling is an amateur sport, so the players do not make any money from the game. All the players would have day jobs or be students and earn their living in other ways.
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How many players can be on the field in hurling?
There are 15 players on each team so there can be 30 on a pitch in senior level Hurling. There is also a 7-A-Side Hurling, which would mean just having 14 players on the pitch.
How many players on a hurling field at once?
There are 15 players in each team, so 30 players in total.
What is the Gaelic Players Association?
It is a the representative orgranisation for inter-county Gaelic Football and Hurling players.
Who is on the hurling team in Ireland?
Ireland does not have a hurling team. The different counties in Ireland each have their own hurling team and they compete against each other in different competitions. In turn, each club in most counties have a hurling team, from which the county managers pick the most talented players for the county teams.
Who played inter county hurling longest?
It can be hard to be specific about that. As Hurling is an amateur sport, you can go as far back as childhood for some players being on teams, even county teams. Players do not have a professional career that can be measured. Some players have played Hurling at a competitive level for about 30 years, through different age brackets. Tony Browne of Waterford would be one of the longest serving players at the current time. Christy Ring of Cork would be another long serving player, playing up until the 1960s.
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In comparison to American football players and soccer players they certainly are not over paid but for the top players its considered that they may be under paid
Who won the All Ireland in 1888?
There was no All-Ireland Hurling or Football championship played in 1888, due to what is known as the "American Invasion". In 1888 a lot of Gaelic Football and Hurling players travelled to America and the All-Ireland championships were not held.
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