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Ex-camog Cara Hunter backs players in ‘skorts’ row and praises colleague Catherine McDaid
Derry Journal
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13/05/2025
Ex-camog Cara Hunter backs players in ‘skorts’ row and praises colleague Catherine McDaid
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May I rise to address the ongoing issue in our national sport of camogie and to highlight the
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importance of having equality on the pitch and firstly I'd like to thank all of those who
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volunteer and devote hours of their life coaching and engaging with their young women and girls
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and encouraging them to get out on the field particularly those within the camogie association
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Mr. Speaker full disclosure I haven't played a game of camogie in well over 10 years
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but I still miss it I still miss the the cut and the thrust of combat on the pitch and I do feel
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really strongly on this issue I think it's really important to highlight the concerns of our young
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ladies in camogie who have been very vocal on their want and their desire to choose to wear shorts on
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the pitch and a recent survey by the Gaelic Players Association revealed that over 83% of players
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prefer the option to wear shorts citing they're more comfortable and more practical I actually did my
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own experiment yesterday wearing a skort to the gym and I can tell you it was far from comfortable
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these conversations have escalated recently when players from Dublin and Kilkenny took to the field
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during a Leinster semi-final only to be told that the match would not proceed unless they changed into
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skorts and I think it's not right and the Dublin captain herself described the incident as a career
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low questioning why female athletes must still fight for the right to wear the attire that really
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suits their needs and our own SELP councillor Catherine McDade in Derry has done a fantastic job
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highlighting this issue further protests have less to left led to the postponement of the Munster final
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between Cork and Waterford as both team intended to wear shorts in defiance of this ongoing rule
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the players there expressed the feeling of feeling completely let down and stating to us it feels like
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a massive step backward and today I'm here to say we feel players must be supported in response to
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this ongoing issue the Komugi Association has scheduled a special congress on May 22nd to vote
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on allowing players the choice between skorts and shorts and I am hoping that the correct decision
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is made and choice will be upheld shorts are practical shorts are comfortable and options on being able to
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choose what you want to wear for women in sport is so important and it really is that simple some will
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say that this is a small issue I disagree some will say there's bigger issues that we can debate or raise
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in this house I disagree I think this is a matter of equality and I would often say as well that people
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wouldn't say that about issues within male sport we must listen to and respect the voices of all our
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athletes across this island and ensuring that tradition does not hinder progress solidarity with these ladies
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fighting for equality and I urge all those stakeholders listening today that on May 22nd make the right
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decision empower our young Komugi players with the freedom to choose attire that reflects their comfort
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and their choice and we in the SDLP wholeheartedly support them
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