Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called a hurl to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponents' goalposts either over the crossbar for one point, or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal, which is equivalent to three points.

Hurling uważany jest za najszybszy zespołowy sport świata. Pochodzi z Irlandii północnej i Irlandii, gdzie jest obok futbolu gaelickiego sportem narodowym i cieszy się ogromnym powodzenie. Kij łuży do podbijania, uderzania lub przenoszenia na płaskiej swej części piłki.