‘We will do whatever we need to do' – Cork camogie star hints at protests against skorts in Munster final vs Waterford
CORK star Hannah Looney indicated more skort protests are on the cards in Saturday's Munster senior camogie final against Waterford.
A host of counties plan to ask the Camogie Association to relax the mandatory skort rule after
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Hannah Looney suggested there will be more protests against skorts
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The issue cannot be voted on again until the association's 2027 annual congress but Looney told Newstalk's Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan that the reigning All-Ireland champions plan to take a stand.
She said: 'We'll do whatever we need to on Saturday to keep shining the light to it.
'I think it's in everyone's best interests that we just park this and hopefully get the Camogie Association to make the change and move on and we can look forward to a really exciting Championship.'
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