Why not use the final as a trial run?. Get the players feedback and see what happens
Well said.
A really excellent statement.
The decision by the Munster Camogie Council has vibes of pettily throwing the toys out of the pram.
Massively embarrassing situation. As far as I know this has been called for a few years and it’s overwhelming supported by the players. For an amatuer game, it’s really taking the piss to ignore the vast vast majority of people playing the sport.
They should have bit their tongue, suspended this rule until the emergency meeting to discuss it took place. Postponing the game for the ‘integrity’ of the sport seems so bizarre.
I can understand how the other game (Kilkenny Dublin?) became a mess where the players just ran out in shorts and the ref has to enforce the rules. This game they were pre warned and had time to come up with a solution and their solution was to postpone the game.
The GAA need to step in at this stage.
Saying the game was cancelled “for the good of the players” is an absolute bullshit cop-out. Regardless of all the players feelings towards skorts vs shorts, you can be guaranteed that not a single one of them wanted the game called off!
I’m out of the loop. What’s happening? Something about skorts?
Top statement. 👍
Now here is the question: does the committee stop shooting themselves in the foot when they run out of feet, or when they run out of guna?
Would players at the start of the year have had to sign up and agree to abide by the rules and regulations which I’d imagine involved the wearing of skorts for games?
The GAA own the pitches. They should allow the women to play the game at the grounds. Really fucking stick it to the Camogie head ladies.
How have they not fixed this ages ago. It’s simply just letting them wear shorts. Embarrassing it’s got to this stage.
The rule on shorts is backwards. They should be allowed wear shorts or skorts. Almost everybody agrees on that.
BUT!!
These players came out earlier in the week and said they were going to blatantly ignore a rule that the camogie association voted on last year and if they didn’t like it they’d go off and play it in another ground by themselves.
How can they be surprised at this response from the association that controls the game with that in mind?.
What sort of precedent does that set?
16/19 on that panel who voted on skorts are female ex players. These ladies voted against shorts. Its not a load of thick old men voting on what the women can wear,
The camogie association already came out and said they hear the players and even though its not supposed to be up again until 2027 they’ll pull the vote forward to next years AGM.
There’s a way to sort this stuff out and airing your dirty laundry ,(no pun intended) in public does nothing for the game of camogie.
It seems like any time we’re talking about women’s sports in Ireland it’s about shite like this instead of the sport. Its exhausting. Sport is supposed to be fun.
Neither team should turn up for the final as a statement I bet the organisers would backtrack immediately
It’s absolutely pathetic in 2025 that a big match featuring amateur players who have committed several hours a week to training gym work etc is postponed because some geriatrics on a committee feel entitled to tell grown women how to dress
Can anyone ELI5?
Ok fess up who on the council has a spouse, sibling, child or in law with a monopoly on skorts?
GAA should be fucking ashamed of themselves, as an organisation they are and have been an embarrassment.
FFS in any other country these Athletes would be professional at this level and this would not be tolerated.
Traditionalists making decisions when they their main objective should be how do we recruit and keep girls playing the sport. Disgraceful.
I know the players must feel really let down by this turn of events, but I hope they find the strength to keep pushing. Don’t back down until the change is made. And I hope more players will join them.
If you’re involved with running sports organisations or committees you should avoid becoming the main character, no matter how important you think you are.
Can’t wait for all the comments blaming the GAA when it has nothing to do with them. It’s the camoige association
Rooted in medieval times ffs
Every camogie team in the country under CA should immediately refuse to kit out in a skort again.
Let’s see how long it takes to change the rules when the players abandon the game en masse.
Only one way to sort this. We need the lads to get behind the ladies . If the hurling lads say limerick Waterford cork all lined out wearing skirts to show support for the ladies and when told to change refuse and have games abandoned. If matches are called off it means the gaa are not making money and it’s only then will they change their tune.
Does Munster Camogie Council have a skort business or something? Whats the missing link to the story at this stage!
Taking the devils advocate position, what’s the logic in such a clearly unpopular and nonsensical decision? That acquiesing to this opens the floodgates to other (?) player demands?
absolute fair play and solidarity to them. country modernised so fast that some people are still in the 1800s socially. batshit.
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This is the hill that the camogie association wants to die on? Skorts?
I’ll preface this by saying I don’t like the gaa, never have, never will. Played when i was younger but them as an organisation are enough to drive most people away from them.
There’s 2 parts to this as I see it.
1. The girls should be allowed to wear whatever they want. Same shorts as the lads? Who gives a flying fuck. Let them wear what they wanna wear. I think most people agree with this stance except some assholes who don’t wanna have them be seen to back down to pressure.
2. What did the girls think was gonna happen here??? The gaa hold the cards here. Yes it should change and hopefully in talks over the coming weeks that will happen. But right now the rules are on the side of the gaa. As I said I’m completely anti the organisation because of shit like this. Some old red cheeked ass holes who just Love being in charge. They were never bend to public pressure in this manner. They dealt with the “threat” of the girls wearing what they want to wear in the only way they can and to postpone the game. Complete shortsightedness on the side of the girls here. Don’t complain about the hard work etc and the prep and the short notice. Ye know what ye are dealing with in the gaa here. They were never gonna bend until an official rule change was made.
I hope it does change. I think it will. GAA, bunch of wankers.
Not calling the players wankers here, it’s the upper levels of the organisation are the problem and always have and will be
It might sound ridiculous but I think if they organise their own match to decide the final outside the Camogie umbrella (or threaten to) that will scare common sense into them.
Nothing like losing ticket sales to put the shits up an organisation.
Rediculous that the GAA are making such a big deal out of this.
“A massive step backwards” – maybe follow the rules and you can move forward.
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Why not use the final as a trial run?. Get the players feedback and see what happens
Well said.
A really excellent statement.
The decision by the Munster Camogie Council has vibes of pettily throwing the toys out of the pram.
Massively embarrassing situation. As far as I know this has been called for a few years and it’s overwhelming supported by the players. For an amatuer game, it’s really taking the piss to ignore the vast vast majority of people playing the sport.
They should have bit their tongue, suspended this rule until the emergency meeting to discuss it took place. Postponing the game for the ‘integrity’ of the sport seems so bizarre.
I can understand how the other game (Kilkenny Dublin?) became a mess where the players just ran out in shorts and the ref has to enforce the rules. This game they were pre warned and had time to come up with a solution and their solution was to postpone the game.
The GAA need to step in at this stage.
Saying the game was cancelled “for the good of the players” is an absolute bullshit cop-out. Regardless of all the players feelings towards skorts vs shorts, you can be guaranteed that not a single one of them wanted the game called off!
I’m out of the loop. What’s happening? Something about skorts?
Top statement. 👍
Now here is the question: does the committee stop shooting themselves in the foot when they run out of feet, or when they run out of guna?
Would players at the start of the year have had to sign up and agree to abide by the rules and regulations which I’d imagine involved the wearing of skorts for games?
The GAA own the pitches. They should allow the women to play the game at the grounds. Really fucking stick it to the Camogie head ladies.
How have they not fixed this ages ago. It’s simply just letting them wear shorts. Embarrassing it’s got to this stage.
The rule on shorts is backwards. They should be allowed wear shorts or skorts. Almost everybody agrees on that.
BUT!!
These players came out earlier in the week and said they were going to blatantly ignore a rule that the camogie association voted on last year and if they didn’t like it they’d go off and play it in another ground by themselves.
How can they be surprised at this response from the association that controls the game with that in mind?.
What sort of precedent does that set?
16/19 on that panel who voted on skorts are female ex players. These ladies voted against shorts. Its not a load of thick old men voting on what the women can wear,
The camogie association already came out and said they hear the players and even though its not supposed to be up again until 2027 they’ll pull the vote forward to next years AGM.
There’s a way to sort this stuff out and airing your dirty laundry ,(no pun intended) in public does nothing for the game of camogie.
It seems like any time we’re talking about women’s sports in Ireland it’s about shite like this instead of the sport. Its exhausting. Sport is supposed to be fun.
Neither team should turn up for the final as a statement I bet the organisers would backtrack immediately
It’s absolutely pathetic in 2025 that a big match featuring amateur players who have committed several hours a week to training gym work etc is postponed because some geriatrics on a committee feel entitled to tell grown women how to dress
Can anyone ELI5?
Ok fess up who on the council has a spouse, sibling, child or in law with a monopoly on skorts?
GAA should be fucking ashamed of themselves, as an organisation they are and have been an embarrassment.
FFS in any other country these Athletes would be professional at this level and this would not be tolerated.
Traditionalists making decisions when they their main objective should be how do we recruit and keep girls playing the sport. Disgraceful.
I know the players must feel really let down by this turn of events, but I hope they find the strength to keep pushing. Don’t back down until the change is made. And I hope more players will join them.
If you’re involved with running sports organisations or committees you should avoid becoming the main character, no matter how important you think you are.
Can’t wait for all the comments blaming the GAA when it has nothing to do with them. It’s the camoige association
Rooted in medieval times ffs
Every camogie team in the country under CA should immediately refuse to kit out in a skort again.
Let’s see how long it takes to change the rules when the players abandon the game en masse.
Only one way to sort this. We need the lads to get behind the ladies . If the hurling lads say limerick Waterford cork all lined out wearing skirts to show support for the ladies and when told to change refuse and have games abandoned. If matches are called off it means the gaa are not making money and it’s only then will they change their tune.
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This was the weakest move they could have made.
Does Munster Camogie Council have a skort business or something? Whats the missing link to the story at this stage!
Taking the devils advocate position, what’s the logic in such a clearly unpopular and nonsensical decision? That acquiesing to this opens the floodgates to other (?) player demands?
absolute fair play and solidarity to them. country modernised so fast that some people are still in the 1800s socially. batshit.
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This is the hill that the camogie association wants to die on? Skorts?
I’ll preface this by saying I don’t like the gaa, never have, never will. Played when i was younger but them as an organisation are enough to drive most people away from them.
There’s 2 parts to this as I see it.
1. The girls should be allowed to wear whatever they want. Same shorts as the lads? Who gives a flying fuck. Let them wear what they wanna wear. I think most people agree with this stance except some assholes who don’t wanna have them be seen to back down to pressure.
2. What did the girls think was gonna happen here??? The gaa hold the cards here. Yes it should change and hopefully in talks over the coming weeks that will happen. But right now the rules are on the side of the gaa. As I said I’m completely anti the organisation because of shit like this. Some old red cheeked ass holes who just Love being in charge. They were never bend to public pressure in this manner. They dealt with the “threat” of the girls wearing what they want to wear in the only way they can and to postpone the game. Complete shortsightedness on the side of the girls here. Don’t complain about the hard work etc and the prep and the short notice. Ye know what ye are dealing with in the gaa here. They were never gonna bend until an official rule change was made.
I hope it does change. I think it will. GAA, bunch of wankers.
Not calling the players wankers here, it’s the upper levels of the organisation are the problem and always have and will be
It might sound ridiculous but I think if they organise their own match to decide the final outside the Camogie umbrella (or threaten to) that will scare common sense into them.
Nothing like losing ticket sales to put the shits up an organisation.
Rediculous that the GAA are making such a big deal out of this.
“A massive step backwards” – maybe follow the rules and you can move forward.
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