A warm welcome from – Kilkenny

Kilkenny is the home of the one of the fastest field sports in the world: hurling. The sport has been played for 3,000 years and every September in Dublin's magnificent Croke Park stadium, over 80,000 fans converge for the All-Ireland final.

For more information about Ireland's national sports, visit https://www.ireland.com/en-gb/events/sports-and-outdoors/gaelic-games/articles/sport-gaa/