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Gender equality in the GAA will come at a cost - but it's a price worth paying

GPA CEO Tom Parsons, centre, alongside, from left, Wexford hurler Matthew O'Hanlon, Galway camogie player Niamh Kilkenny, Tyrone footballer Conor Meyler, and GPA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion manager Gemma Begley.
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“This is an opportunity for the GAA, the Camogie Association, and the LGFA to create the change. We are not saying ‘This is exactly how you should do it, this is how you should set yoursel[...]

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