Regrading controversy over as Cork camogie players get nod to line out

Cork camogie players affected by the regrading controversy have been granted permission to line out for the county at intermediate level more than two months after having their applications rejected.

The nine Cork players — Sarah Fahy, Niamh Ní Chaoimh, Amy Lee, Katelyn Hickey, Leah Weste, Sarah Buckley, Finola Neville, Lauren Callinan, and Rebecca Walsh — were informed on Monday the Camogie Association had backtracked on their initial decision to reject the players’ regrading applications on the grounds they typed their name on the relevant application form instead of signing with a pen.

With no appeals process open to the players at the time, the arbitrary route was travelled; Camogie Association top-brass agreed to reconsider the nine applications following an arbitration meeting in Thurles, chaired by Dr Jack Anderson, at the beginning of last month.