There was never any plan for equality, laments Women’s GPA founder Lane

Women’s GPA founder Aoife Lane believes “the ship has now sailed” for those presently at the helm to deliver an association that is equal for all

Aoife Lane during her time as CEO of WGPA. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 - 19:00

Eoghan Cormican

Women’s GPA founder, Aoife Lane, has said the collapsed integration process is an “important reality check” for eventually delivering a merged association that guarantees equality of male and female members.

While an ardent supporter of integration, Lane had been concerned by the “siloed” make-up of the steering group formed in September 2022, the lack of consistent engagement with the various units in the four years since, over-ambitious timelines, and the roadshow admission earlier this year that the iteration of integration stalled this week would not deliver equality for one half of the membership.