Players supporting players.
The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and the Women’s Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) have come together for a joint initiative in a bid to highlight the support of inter-county hurlers and footballers for their female counterparts and encourage increased recognition of their games.
Eoin Cadogan and Brid Stack of Cork.
The newly-launched #OnHerSide campaign celebrates the close working relationship between the two organisations and their shared pride in representing their counties.
It highlights the fact that both sets of players share similar commitments and lifestyles and aims to underline the level of respect for the dedication and skill of female athletes from the GPA players.
Pictured at the launch of #OnHerSide.
Well-known players including Eoin Cadogan, Lee Chin and Ger Brennan are supporting the initiative throughout September as the countdown to the All-Ireland ladies football and camogie finals kicks off.
Croke Park will play host to a triple header of camogie action on Sunday, September 13th with the Ladies Football finals held there later in the month on Sunday, September 27th.
Speaking after the launch, GPA head Dessie Farrell commented; “The GPA is delighted to support the OnHerSide campaign, another excellent initiative by the WGPA and a measure of the organisation’s progress in its first year.”
Lee Chin, Wexford, with Susie O’Carroll, Kildare, and Sarah Dervin, Galway.
“Increasing recognition of, and support for, inter-county camogie and ladies football is an ambition of everyone involved in Gaelic games and we are delighted to see prominent players acting as advocates for the campaign.”
Also speaking at the event, WGPA chair Aoife Lane said: “OnHerSide is another show of support from the GPA and their members.
“The GAA is about family, about community and about a sense of place regardless of code or grade, which provides a great context for supporting the female equivalent of our national games.”
GPA CEO Dessie Farrell with WGPA Chairperson Aoife Lane.
“Throughout this campaign, the mutual respect and affinity among male and female county players is clearly visible; players can and should be each other’s greatest supporters and advocates.”
