‘Difference’ in workload placed on dual women Gaelic players compared to men, committee hears

The Oireachtas Committee is currently examining the integration of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Camogie Association with the GAA . Photograph: iStock

“I’m a dual player and my brother is also a dual player ... I would train now six days a week and I have matches Tuesday and Wednesday,” she told the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on Wednesday. “It’s things like that I definitely think make a huge difference to players, there’s just a level of respect and makes such a difference when those are available to you,” Ms Groarke added.

Fine Gael senator Michael Carrigy said he didn’t think it was “acceptable” for a club player to be training six days a week and the issue of players training too much needed to be looked at nationally. “If you come in to be manager of the Mayo football team, there’s an expectation that ‘you better bring us to the promised land or damn close to it’,” he said.

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