Opinion: A need for all codes to be under one umbrella

By Michael McMullan

OVER the weekend, Derry club Newbridge announced a rebranding of their social media to bring both the camogie and hurling clubs under one roof, like many others.

It brings everyone under the one organisation and pools resources in terms of finance, identity and people at committee level. The decision to play Sleacht Néill’s clash with Sarsfields (two of the biggest names in the game) in Gorey was a total own goal by the Camogie Association.

Both the Ladies Football and Camogie boards are separate and are often living off the scraps from the men’s table when it comes to venues and referees.

With Kingspan Breffni unplayable, this camogie showdown was taken to the furthest point from any sort of neutrality. In fairness, the game probably needed to be fitted in, in terms of the fixture calendar, but there had to be a more central venue available.

The sooner one organisation takes care of all four codes the better.