Ladies football board look to avoid repeat of 'scandalous' fixture clash
The Cork Ladies Football Board is attempting to avoid a repeat of the fixture clashes that have garnered unnecessary attention for both ladies football and camogie players recently.
The board are calling on the player’s representative body (LGFA) to enter talks with the Camogie Association regarding a potential clash on August 15.
Cork dual stars Briege Corkery, Maebh Cahalane and Rena Buckley all lined out for the camogie team on July 11 before Buckley and Corkery lined out for the footballers hours later.
Speaking to the Irish Examiner today Cork Ladies Football Board secretary Kieran Keane feels the time has come for both associations to sit down in the interests of all concerned.
“That situation was scandalous. All three give up a vast portion of their lives playing the game they love and to make them choose one sport over the other isn’t acceptable or fair anymore.
“As administrators, we asked the dual players to do something we probably wouldn’t even do ourselves. If it was our own daughters I’m sure we’d be cribbing about it.
“I totally understand that every administrator and organisation is looking out for their own, but at the end of the day, it’s the players who are suffering.”
“I’d like to see both Cork organisations amalgamate down the line. I can’t see it happening in my lifetime, but as a starting point at least. It would be great if both county boards worked alongside each other.
“Then maybe we could prove together that it can be done at national level in working together and working for the players,” he added.
