“We Find Ourselves In A Situation We never Wished To Be In”- Statement By Senior Inter-County Camogie And Football Panels
The GAA Players Association (GPA) have released a statement today revealing that they will “play the remainder of the 2023 championship under protest”. “We find ourselves in a situation we never wished to be in, echoing the experiences of our soccer and rugby counterparts in recent years. Regrettably, we feel, that our National Governing Bodies do not want to hear …
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Skills4Girls Camp: Training Up Future Gaelic Football Stars
Dublin Senior Footballer Niamh McEvoy and other current inter-county players will be running two summer camps this upcoming July for the Skills4Girls GAA camp. The first camp will take place at TUD Grangegorman from 4-6 July and followed by a second camp at Broomfield St Sylvester GAA Club from 11-13 July. The aim of the Skills4Girls Camp is to equip …
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Minister Byrne Asks Sport Ireland To Develop Code Of Conduct
Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne yesterday (May 9) met with representatives from the FAI, IRFU, GAA, and Sport Ireland to discuss the prevention of racist and violent incidents in sport. The meeting came after a number of disgraceful high-profile incidents, especially involving the harassment of referees, one of whom — for an U17 minor hurling …
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Minister Byrne To Meet With Sporting Bodies Over Sideline Problems
The Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, will meet representatives of the FAI, GAA, IRFU and Sport Ireland on Tuesday, 9 May 2023, to discuss how to address incidents of racism and violence in sport. “As a sporting community, it is imperative that we demonstrate that there is simply no place for violence and racism in …
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Electric Ireland To Livestream This Weekend’s Camogie Minor All-Ireland Championships Finals
Former Wexford Camogie minor and Electric Ireland ambassador, Ursula Jacob, looks ahead to the Electric Ireland Camogie Minor All-Ireland Championships finals, which take place this weekend. Electric Ireland has also announced today that it will be live streaming this weekend’s Electric Ireland Camogie Minor A, A Shield, B and C All-Ireland Championships finals. Electric Ireland ambassador and former Wexford Camogie …
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Rage Against Ref Leads To Strike
More than 50 local GAA fixtures for the weekend have been cancelled due to an anonymous handwritten letter being sent to a referee in Kilkenny, threatening him and his family. The letter was sent to a referee in charge of an under-17 minor hurling game between Erins Own and Thomastown. The handwritten, anonymous letter, described lurid accusations around match decisions …
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Derry To Host GAA World Games in July
On 26 April, FRS Recruitment was announced as the official title sponsor of the 2023 GAA World Games at the launch in at Croke Park. The 2023 GAA World games will bring some 1 300 players from 10 regions around the globe back home to play in Derry this summer. This will mark the fourth-ever staging of the competition since …
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Aimee Mackin To Make Suprise Move To AFLW
Armagh star Aimee Mackin has joined her sister Bláithín Mackin at Melbourne AFL’s women’s team.
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Cavan ladies contemplating strike as they seek “the bare minimum”
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Neasa Kennedy
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March 23, 2023
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Gaelic Football
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Aishling Sheridan, Cavan County Board, Cavan LGFA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Ladies Football, Ladies Gaelic Football, Lauren McVeety, LGFA, Neasa Byrd, Player Strike
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Cavan Senior Ladies have spoken out against Cavan LGFA over player issues such as expenses, confirming that they are contemplating striking. Cavan players including Lauren McVeety, team captain Neasa Byrd and Collingwood AFLW’s Aishling Sheridan featured on the ‘We Are Cavan’ podcast to bring awareness to their situation. Byrd alluded to a “constant battle” with the county board over issues …
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Camogie All-Star Tour Cancelled
The Camogie Association have cancelled the 2023 All-Star Tour to Canada, which was controversially scheduled just one week out from the 2023 All Ireland Championship. Following widespread criticism and boycotts as well as pressure from the GPA, the Camogie Association sought to reschedule from the 19th-26th of May, with Championship set to begin the following weekend. The association worked with …
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