LGFA chief lashes own membership as 'the worst supporters' of ladies football

CEO Helen O’Rourke uses annual report to describe last year’s Kerry-Galway All-Ireland final attendance of 30,340 as a “disappointment” and said “serious consideration” must be given to returning the finals to September

NOT MINCING HER WORDS: LGFA chief executive offcer Helen O'Rourke during the LGFA Annual Congress at The Falls Hotel in Ennistymon, Clare. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

LGFA CEO Helen O’Rourke has described the association’s membership as amongst “the worst supporters” of ladies football.

In her annual report obtained by the Irish Examiner, O’Rourke described last year’s Kerry-Galway All-Ireland final attendance of 30,340 as a “disappointment” and said “serious consideration” must be given to returning the finals to September.