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The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Like an episode of Father Ted' – Kerry GAA legend blasts skorts controversy as pressure rises on Camogie Association
PAUL Galvin compared the ongoing skorts controversy to "an episode of Father Ted" as pressure continues to mount on the Camogie Association. The long-running bone of contention has become such a talking point in the mainstream media since 4 Hannah Looney of Cork has indicated they will follow suit this weekend 4 Paul Galvin compared to the rumbling saga to 'an episode of Father Ted' 4 On The Sunday Game, analysts Jackie Tyrrell and Neil McManus also expressed solidarity with the majority of camogie players who are in favour of a change in the dress code Credit: Getty 4 Galvin reposted a story that called on the Camogie Association to listen to its players Credit: @PGAL10 A GPA survey last week found that 83 per cent of players would prefer to either have the choice of wearing shorts instead of skorts or would like to see skorts ditched altogether. And it would appear the tide of public opinion is similarly, if not even more one-sided. Former Footballer of the Year Paul Galvin is just one of countless people to express their solidarity with players seeking to implement a change in camogie's dress code. Reposting a Read More On GAA He fumed: "Hard to believe it's not an episode of Father Ted. Dragging the players, and the country, backwards by the hair with a single action." Further protests look Rebels ace Hannah Looney indicated as such while speaking on Newstalk's Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan. Explaining how Most read in GAA Hurling '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.' Players are currently required to wear skorts under rule 6(b) of the sports code. 'It's a failure on the camogie association' - RTE GAA pundits don't sit on fence over 'no-brainer' skorts saga Two proposals were put to the Camogie Association's annual congress last year seeking to change the dress code. The issue cannot be voted on again until the association's 2027 annual congress. Among the leading voices to demand a change in policy from the Camogie Association over the past few days has been Writing in her "We choose what to eat. We choose what to watch on TV. We choose what to wear to work. "Thankfully, the modern Ireland that we live in allows us to make choices. Unless you want to play camogie. "If you are a girl or woman who wants to play camogie, you do not have a choice about what you wear when playing our national game. "If you want to play, you have to wear skorts If you don't want to wear a skort, then you don't play – skorts that girls don't feel comfortable to play in. "Skorts that they don't train in. Skorts that they don't want to wear.' She continued: "The number one priority for the Camogie Association should be to let the girls play. We should be promoting the game in a positive light. "What we do not need is players being faced with more barriers to stop playing. If the current skort rule deters one player from playing, then that's one player too many. "We need to remove all barriers that may shrink our camogie community. Camogie players should have a choice.'
The Irish Sun
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
‘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 1 Hannah Looney suggested there will be more protests against skorts Credit: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile 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.'
Irish Examiner
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork and Waterford to wear shorts in Munster camogie final
Cork and Waterford senior camogie players are expected to wear shorts as a form of protest in Saturday's Munster final in The Ragg. Following on from Dublin and Kilkenny's attempt to highlight the lack of choice regarding skorts by initially wearing shorts in Blanchardstown last Saturday, Cork and Waterford are set to do the same at the Tipperary venue this weekend. Speaking on Newstalk's Lunchtime show on Tuesday, Cork star Hannah Looney indicated they would be following suit. 'I can't speak on behalf of all our players at the moment, because we haven't sat down and had that vote similar to how Kilkenny and Dublin addressed it last week, but I'm sure we will be looking to take similar action at the weekend,' she said. Looney added that they too wanted to make their point considering 70% of inter-county players who responded to a GPA survey find wearing skorts uncomfortable and 83% want the choice of donning either skorts or shorts. 'I think it's important that we do shine a light to it again this weekend while it's a hot topic.' Read More Kieran Shannon: Camogie stance on skorts is insulting its players and hurting the sport Meanwhile, Sunday's Leinster SFC final between Louth and Meath in Croke Park is set to attract a bumper crowd in excess of 50,000. Both counties are reporting significant uptake in tickets ahead of their first provincial decider meeting in 15 years. That infamous 2010 clash drew a crowd of 48,875 to GAA HQ and the rematch is in line to be the largest for a provincial showdown since the Dublin-Kildare Leinster final of 2017, which recorded an attendance of 66,734. No provincial final has come close to that figure since then. In 2019, 47,027 watched Dublin trounce Meath to claim a ninth straight Leinster title. The closest to that figure outside Leinster since then was the Tyrone-Down Ulster showdown that same year, which brought 31,912 to Clones before the capacity of the St Tiernach's Park was scaled down following healthy and safety measures. Saturday evening's Armagh-Donegal Ulster SFC final in the Monaghan town will be a 29,000 sell-out. Tickets for the Clare-Tipperary Munster SHC Round 3 game in Ennis are also in high demand with an anticipated crowd similar to the 20,778 who were in attendance for last month's Cork game. No tickets are currently available on public sale for Sunday week's Limerick-Cork Munster SHC Round 4 game in TUS Gaelic Grounds, which is expected to reach the stadium's 41,000 capacity.
Irish Times
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Cork and Waterford considering skort protest escalation ahead of Munster final
The Cork and Waterford camogie squads are considering an escalation of the skorts protest that would see Saturday's Munster final abandoned should they not be allowed to wear shorts. Dublin and Kilkenny players all wore shorts during the warm-up to their Leinster semi-final at St Peregrine's GAA club last Saturday but before throw-in the referee informed both teams the game would not go ahead unless they changed into skorts, as per official match regulation. The players did eventually return to their dressingrooms and re-emerged in skorts, with Kilkenny ultimately running out 4-11 to 2-12 victors. However, the result was not the main talking point after the match with the skorts protest generating huge debate. READ MORE [ Ursula Jacob: The absurd skorts rule is distracting from the great things happening in camogie Opens in new window ] It now seems certain there will be a further protest this coming weekend unless there is a satisfactory response from the Camogie Association, with the Cork and Waterford squads leaning towards being prepared for Saturday's Munster final in the Ragg (throw-in 1pm) to be abandoned rather than wearing skorts. 'I can't speak on behalf of all our players at the moment, because we haven't sat down and had that vote similar to how Kilkenny and Dublin addressed it last week, but I'm sure we will be looking to take similar action at the weekend,' Cork's Hannah Looney said on Newstalk's Lunchtime Live. When pushed on whether they would change from shorts to skorts if instructed to do so by the referee, Looney added: 'I don't know, I don't think so at this point, to be honest. 'It would be very frustrating to do that, we'll just have to see but I think it's important that we do shine a light to it again this weekend while it's a hot topic.' [ Camogie players are right to protest about skorts - it's scandalous they still need to Opens in new window ] The Irish Times understands Waterford are likely to adopt a similar position with both squads to vote on the matter at training. The threat of protests ramping up puts further pressure on the Camogie Association. Labour TD Alan Kelly has already outlined his intention to invite the Camogie Association to appear at the Oireachtas Sport Committee to discuss the matter while Tánaiste Simon Harris has brandished the rules forcing players to wear skorts as 'archaic'. A motion seeking for players to have the option of wearing shorts was defeated at the Camogie Association's annual congress in 2024, and as a result the issue cannot be revisited until 2027. However, the protesting players want to force the association to either call a special congress or formulate temporary guidelines that would allow shorts to be worn.
