Getting the ball rolling on uniting the entire GAA family

Early last month, Donal Óg Cusack was the headline-grabbing speaker at the camogie association’s All Star banquet for 2013.

“Camogie needs to be appreciated for what it is and not constantly held up to the light and compared to what the men are doing,” said the Cloyne man to warm applause, stating how he’d love to hear someone say just once that Henry Shefflin would be proud of something Briege Corkery did, and not the other way around.

It remains to be seen if Cusack’s desire for equal status among those who play both ancient games comes to pass.