Lindsay Peat suffered homophobic abuse in All-Ireland final

Rugby international Lindsay Peat, one of the country’s most versatile female athletes who has represented Ireland in three different sports, has revealed that she was once the subject of homophobic sledging in an All-Ireland ladies football final.

Speaking at the launch of the 2019 Union Cup — Europe’s biggest LGBT+ inclusive rugby tournament — Peat said that gay female athletes suffer far less discrimination and abuse than their male counterparts.