Irish camogie players who objected to wearing skorts in the female-only sport have triumphed: they can now wear shorts.
The sport’s ruling body on Thursday ended the obligation to wear skorts – a portmanteau of shorts and skirt – and said players could choose to wear shorts.
A special congress of the Camogie Association voted in a landslide – 98% of 133 delegates – to change a dress rule that critics said was archaic and deterred girls and women from taking up Ireland’s female version of the Gaelic game of hurling.
Brian Molloy, the association’s president, said: “We are pleased to announce that delegates have voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of giving players greater choice in their playing attire.