Eimear Ryan: Merger the common-sense solution to give our daughters their GAA birthright

It’s indefensible to say that our sons have a birthright to the GAA and all its resources but our daughters don’t

Cork's Orla Finn kicks a free during their TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship semi-final win over Galway at Croke Park. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

I’ll be honest — I thought the Limerick hurlers should have given over the pitch. 

Back in December, when the All-Ireland ladies football semi-final between Cork and Galway was fixed for the Gaelic Grounds, it was on the condition that the Limerick hurlers would not need the pitch for preparation for their own final. But it turned out they did, so the ladies were ousted.