Cork ladies deserve to play on Páirc stage, says Masters

Former Cork football star James Masters hopes to see the Cork ladies football team play in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this summer.

The three-time Munster SFC medal winner is now a selector with the All-Ireland and National League champions, and he believes Cork should be given an opportunity to play in front of a packed stadium when the revamped home of Cork GAA opens in June.

“I would love nothing better than to see a Munster final, if we’re to get there, to be played before a men’s Munster football championship game or a hurling championship game. I don’t see why we can’t make it happen. The girls have given a huge commitment and they’ve won numerous All-Irelands, league titles and All-Stars, but the biggest stage in Cork football is Páirc Ui Chaoimh,” said Masters, who tweeted about the prospect following news last week that Dublin and Mayo were to make history in playing the first ladies football NFL game in Croke Park as a curtain-raiser to Dublin and Roscommon men’s football tie.