Tackling high dropout rate of girls from sport

The attendance of 46,000-plus at this year’s All-Ireland ladies football finals, a record-breaking figure, is a fair indication of the health of the sport.

But all sports have their challenges. For instance, is the perceived high dropout rate of girls from sport a reality?

Orlagh Farmer can give some answers. Farmer’s doing a PhD in the Department of Sports Studies and Physical Education in UCC under the supervision of Dr Wesley O’Brien and Dr Kevin Cahill - her focus is on the design, development, implementation and evaluation of the ‘Gaelic 4 Girls’ programme, but you may know her better from her