‘The girls deserve a break’: Camogie managers call for team holiday fund for finalists
Camogie managers are calling on the Camogie Association to provide a team holiday fund for All-Ireland finalists, similar to the subsidies provided to GAA football and hurling teams. They argue that players deserve recognition and support for their contributions to the sport.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing debate regarding gender equality and funding disparities in Irish amateur sports.
Galway manager Cathal Murray has called on the Camogie Association to contribute to a team holiday fund for the All-Ireland finalists every year.
The GAA provides €150,000 to the All-Ireland senior football and hurling finalists annually to help fund team trips, but the sides appearing in the camogie decider receive no such subsidies.
“I think Cork and Galway have been unbelievable the last three years, and they’ve brought camogie to a different level,” said Murray after watching his side lose by a single point at Croke Park.
“When we won the All-Ireland last year, we were out fundraising, the same when we won the All-Ireland in 2019 – going around to club matches with buckets, asking people for fivers, asking people for tenners, asking people for change.
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