It was the story that provoked huge debate online earlier this week as Catherine McGourty and Patrick McKillion were both crowned Ulster GAA Poc Fada competition winners but received completely different prizes.
With Twitter furious about the discrepancy, Gaelic Life newspaper stepped in to save the day.
Unbelievable. The female @UlsterGAA @GAAPocFada champion got a medal. Her male counterpart got a ski holiday! Is it still 1935? #Disgrace
— Eleanor Mallon (@EMalzo) July 20, 2015
In the wake of all of the tweets and stories, Ulster camogie have now issued a statement about the incident – a statement that seems to have left a lot of Twitter users baffled. “Ulster Camogie would like to place on record its regret and disappointment with the recent adverse coverage surrounding the 2015 Ulster Poc Fada Competition,” the statement reads. “This coverage served to reflect unfairly on the strong and positive relationship between both Ulster Camogie and Ulster GAA and detracted significantly from the shared achievements of both organisations, including their joint approach to the Poc Fada competition.”
Statement issued by @UlsterCamogie http://t.co/88ShByfdLA — Camogie Association (@OfficialCamogie) July 28, 2015
“Ulster Camogie Council enjoy a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with Ulster GAA working in close partnership on the promotion and development of Gaelic Games across the province.
“A spirit of collaboration, a sharing of ideas, expertise and open communication at all levels, underpins this and has been the foundation for this.
“Ulster Camogie has grown considerably in the past decade through the significant contribution of a strong cohort of dynamic and enthusiastic volunteers.”
“It has also developed with the assistance of our GAA counterparts who have contributed with the provision of facilities and also expertise in the areas of coaching, administration, governance and marketing and communications.
“Ulster Camogie looks forward to working closely with Ulster GAA, now, and into the future.”
