Larry Ryan: Ladies football venue controversy far from perfect pitch for equality

REBEL WITH A CAUSE: Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald, seen here with Melissa Duggan, is furious the All-Ireland ladies football semi-final has been moved, six days before the match, from Limerick to Dublin, as the Limerick hurlers are training at the original venue. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile 

“When the LGFA booked the Limerick venue in the middle of last month, they were told by Limerick County Board that in the event of Limerick reaching the All-Ireland hurling final, John Kiely’s panel would get preference over the ladies football fixture if it was a case the Limerick hurlers required use of LIT Gaelic Grounds for a training session on Sunday, December 6.”

You skim over many sentences when keeping track of the various gripes and grouses over fixture and venue arrangements for Gaelic games.