The supply of charcoal to make hurleys is underneath critical hazard from a prevalent illness that is unconditional opposite Europe.
The Government’s preference to anathema all imports into Ireland of immature charcoal plants and seed from countries strike by a fungal infection famous as Ash Dieback that has widespread like wildfire might be only a start of tighter controls.
The biggest pathway for a illness is by live plants and seed though a authorities have not ruled out banning imports of partially processed or processed charcoal in a destiny if these measures, announced on Friday night, do not branch a fast widespread of a mildew Chalara fraxinea.
That would spell disaster for hurley-makers and Gaelic games. Eight out of 10 hurleys used on Irish GAA pitches are done from alien timber, or
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