Ladies football chief O'Rourke says GPA protests left sour taste

Ahead of this weekend’s LGFA Congress, Helen O’Rourke has broken her silence on the GPA protests which she claims overshadowed last year’s All-Ireland ladies football championships.

Donegal players, wearing United For Equality t-shirts, before the 2023 TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Donegal and Dublin at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey, Donegal. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Ladies Football chief executive Helen O’Rourke has used her annual report to have a cut off the Gaelic Players Association, writing that last summer’s player protests “left a sour taste in our mouths”.

Ahead of this weekend’s LGFA Congress in Ennistymon, O’Rourke has broken her silence on the GPA protests which she claims overshadowed last year’s All-Ireland ladies football championships.