Ladies GFA angry over switch of men’s Int Rules dates

Officials of the Ladies’ Gaelic Football Association have expressed their anger and disappointment at a switch of dates by the GAA for the International Rules series which could lead to a direct clash with the inaugural ladies test series against Australia.

It was announced at the weekend that the ladies test would take place on October 31 in either Cork or Galway, with the second test taking place on November 4 in Dublin.

According to the GAA diary, the men were due to play on October 15 and 22. But a change to these dates was unexpectedly announced yesterday.

Now, depending on the availability of floodlights in Croke Park and Pearse Stadium the men will play on the weekends of October 28 and 29 and November 4 and 5.

Nevertheless, the Ladies GFA have decided to go ahead with the matches on the agreed dates, as arrangements for live coverage have already been made with TG4 and Australian TV.