Cork ladies footballers release player to avoid 'disgraceful' fixture clash

“This would never happen in the men's game.”

The Cork ladies football management have released dual star Libby Coppinger to play camogie and avoid a fixture clash, writes Stephen Barry.

The clash, which has been labelled an “absolute disgrace”, sees the Cork ladies footballers face Galway in an All-Ireland quarter-final at 12.30pm in Mullingar, before the camogie side play Galway at 7pm in Limerick.