Organisation: Women’s Gaelic Players Association

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Survey shows 82% of camogie players in favour of trialling new rules

A WGPA survey has shown that 82% of inter-county camogie players are in favour of trialling new rules to bring the game more in line with how hurling is officiated.

Libby Coppinger and Sinead O'Sullivan 20/8/2016

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Coppinger has no regrets about putting college before county

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Valerie Mulcahy on staying ahead of the game when it comes to diet

TG4 Ladies Football All-Star Tour - Saturday 19th March

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Cork Ladies Football team provided the perfect environment for leaders to flourish

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Valerie Mulcahy: United front gives me optimism for future of our national games

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John O’Mahony backs grant scheme

Valerie Mulcahy: GAA treats women like second-class citizens

In the course of her stellar career Valerie Mulcahy learned how to take her scores, says The Irish Examiner's Noel Baker. Yesterday she showed that her aim is just as true off the field.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Valerie Mulcahy: ‘This neglect would not be tolerated in a man’s game’

In the course of her stellar career Valerie Mulcahy learned how to take her scores. Yesterday she showed that her aim is just as true off the field.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Denise Hall: Women take their place on GAA pitch

Q&A: Adrian Roycroft

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Aoife Lane: A valuable lesson learned from coin toss

Just a few days ago, July 20 marked six months since the launch of the Women’s Gaelic Player Association.

Sat, 01 Aug, 2015

Dubs and Clare to play off as coin-toss farce solved

Officials in Dublin and Clare last night expressed their willingness to take part in the championship play-off belatedly offered to them yesterday by the Camogie Association - one which finally brought the lengthy saga to an end.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

LGFA chief responds to dressing room furore

Ladies Gaelic Football Association chief executive Helen O’Rourke has described the furore surrounding Saturday’s Tesco Division 4 League final between Limerick and Offaly, when both teams were denied access to the Parnell Park dressing rooms, as a “storm in a teacup.”

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Player welfare remains an issue for Galway ladies

Player welfare issues remain an issue for the Galway ladies footballers, experienced midfielder Geraldine Conneally has admitted.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Inter-county duty leaves young players ‘overwhelmed’

Players chief Dessie Farrell has described a fatigued Dublin U21 player’s recent admission that he felt ‘shit’ before a major game as an illustration of the strains upon top student stars.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Aoife Lane: ’I love the GAA and there’s a bit of a feminist in me’

YOU might remember her from the winter. When the camogie and ladies footballers launched their players union, Aoife Lane was to the front: founder, leader, chairperson.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

Marie Hickey believes GAA merger would ease pitch problems

The newly inaugurated Ladies Football president says merging with the GAA would end the plight of senior inter-county teams without a training base.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2015

Womens Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) launched

New ground has been made in Gaelic Games with the announcement of the Womens Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) today in Dublin.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2015

Challenges facing the GAA are all about enforcement

Burnout. Calendar issues. Fixtures. Money challenges. Michael Moynihan reflects.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Dwyers got game: The Kieran Shannon Interview

Few are feeling the absence of a full national senior women’s team more than the Dwyer sisters, but they remain standard bearers for Irish basketball. And tonight they aim to lead by example as their Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire face DCU in the National Cup semi-final, writes Kieran Shannon

Sat, 10 Jan, 2015