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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Karl O'Kane

Over 90 percent of female inter-county GAA players receive no expenses, new GPA report reveals

GPA CEO Tom Parsons says some socially disadvataged female inter-county GAA players ‘can’t afford to pick up the bill to play.’

The former Mayo star firmly believes the resources are there in GAA to equalise expenses for female inter-county players - if there is a real will to make it happen.

Parsons’ comments came as a new report lifted the lid on what GPA chiefs termed the “shocking” reality of life for one of their 1579 inter-county camogie or ladies football members.

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