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Transgender player causes controversy in ladies football match

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has said it is developing a policy around transgender players after there was an objection to a transgender woman playing in a ladies’ shield final in Dublin last week. Sunday Independent reporter Mark Tighe has...

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06.45 9 Aug 2022


Transgender player causes controversy in ladies football match


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The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has said it is developing a policy around transgender players after there was an objection to a transgender woman playing in a ladies’ shield final in Dublin last week.

Sunday Independent reporter Mark Tighe has the story and spoke to Shane this morning and also Newstalk Breakfast heard from Daire Dempsey is the Education officer for the Transgender Equality Network Ireland.


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