The short-lived ladies' International Rules series: ‘It was the most bizarre thing ever. We went back to zero and still hammered them’

With such a connection now between ladies Gaelic football and the AFLW, the time could be ripe again in the near future for a much more competitive ladies' International Rules Series. And maybe some more bizarre TV viewing

Ireland’s Mary Sheridan in action against Shannon McFerran, 10, and Kerryn Stephens, Australia, during the second Ladies' International Rules Series Test at Parnell Park, Dublin. Pictures: Brendan Moran / Sportsfile

Micheál Ó Domhnaill would never get away with it during a GAA match but he had that licence to be radical this weekend 15 years ago.

At the end of the third quarter of a ladies' International Rules game between Ireland and Australia in 2006, the renowned TG4 presenter found himself talking to his audience at home while running after a referee to conduct a live TV interview in the middle of Parnell Park.