The GAA have recently announced that all games from Minor (U17) and older will be recommended to be using Fluorescent (Yellow) balls instead of the traditional white ball in 2024.

The decision was made for the benefit of both players and spectators alike and is based on rock-solid science.

it’s much easier to see the yellow ball, especially in the sort of conditions that hurling is commonly played in.

An object viewed against a contrasting background is easier to see - for example in a normal eye-test you're looking at black letters on a white background.

Met Eireann has said that Irish skies are completely covered by cloud for well over 50 per cent of the time and a yellow ball against a grey sky is much easier to identify, and not just for the players.

Here is the official word form Croke Park.