{"id":12378,"date":"2025-05-10T09:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=12378"},"modified":"2025-05-10T09:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:08:18","slug":"decision-to-cancel-munster-final-shows-lack-of-respect-for-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/decision-to-cancel-munster-final-shows-lack-of-respect-for-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision to cancel Munster Final shows lack of respect for players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>What does it say about our goal to progress women&#8217;s sports when we stumble at the simplest\u00a0 barriers?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cancelling the Munster Camogie final a mere 16 hours before the match shows an appalling lack of respect for players, according to Social Democrats TD Sin\u00e9ad Gibney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s an insult to these women. The players, the management teams, and everyone around them have invested so much to get to the Munster Final. To cancel the match, a mere 16 hours before throw in, is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a simple solution here, let these athletes play in shorts. Cancelling a game, these players have long been preparing for, at the last minute is an appalling decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of looking out for player welfare, this decision shows a lack of regard for the incredible training regimes these athletes engage in to prepare for big games like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCounty boards around the country this week ensured games could go ahead with players wearing shorts. There is no reason the same thing could not happen at this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Waterford and Cork teams should not have to wait for their association to catch up with the 21st century to play this final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does it say about our goal to progress women&#8217;s sports when we stumble at the simplest barriers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it say about our goal to progress women&#8217;s sports when we stumble at the simplest\u00a0 barriers? Cancelling the Munster Camogie final a mere 16 hours before the match shows an appalling lack of respect for players, according to Social Democrats TD Sin\u00e9ad Gibney. &#8220;It\u2019s an insult to these women. 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