Ben O'Connor suggested that hurling was softening some of its hard edges after watching his Cork team defeat Galway on Saturday evening.

On the Hurling Pod, James Skehill explained why the situation is scarcely as simple as that.

The renowned hurling journalist Denis Walsh joined Ger and Colm on Wednesday's Off The Ball Breakfast to discuss the number of ways in which the sport has significantly changed.

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