Skorts.

I'd guess that as the skirts (that used to be close to ankle length) got shorter and shorter, and the use of tights/leggings disappeared, the skorts came in.

You have to wonder who these delegates are and what planet they are living on.

I expect that after the bad publicity we'll something put in process to allow changes quite quickly.

I think they were a compromise… better than the ankle length traditional skirts!

1970s I think. My aunts played in the 1960s and they wore tunics like old fashioned school uniforms with a long sleeved blouse underneath. Quite long skirts. My younger aunts played in the 1970s and they wore shorter versions, my granny shortened them. Youngest aunt told us how they had to kneel down to demonstrate that their skirts were knee length. But the coach preferred a more hands on approach to checking length. (Not untypical tale of the era).

So I’m guessing the skort appeared later in decade.

They should go full on and replace the camán with a baton, the sliotar with pom-poms and bring on the marching bands if they want to keep the skorts. No half measures!

Or they could change the rule and let the players wear shorts.

You were doing a good job until you put in photos from GAA Congress rather than Camogie Association Congress.

Anyway, for the benefit of others who don't understand these things, a brief outline of how it should work:

1. Motions for Congress are circulated to clubs well in advance of Congress. Clubs should hold a meeting to discuss them and adopt a position.
2. On a purely player-related issue like this, clubs would be expected to vote in accordance with the wishes of their players. So they'd vote to get rid of skorts, or at least allow the players a choice of what to wear.
3. Club delegates then go to a County Board meeting where motions for Congress are next considered. There'd be a majority of clubs seeking to change this rule. County Board delegates to Congress would then be mandated to vote at Congress for change.
4. Majority of County Board delegated voting as mandated should lead to the change being sought.

So, where did it fall down? Two possibilities:

1. County Board delegates to Congress didn't vote the way they were supposed to. This would be shameful. Or, probably more likely:
2. Clubs skipped Step 1 above altogether. Unfortunately, this happens far too often, in GAA as well as Camogie Association & LGFA. Clubs are often inclined not to pay sufficient attention to the "higher-up" things. "Congress? Motions? Boring. Nothing to do with us. What difference what we here think about it? If we have a meeting at all this month, it'll be the usual stuff about fixtures and fundraisers and the like….." And then, if County Board doesn't have a clear direction from its clubs because clubs haven't bothered considering the motions in the first place, it all goes haywire.

Amy politicians bringing that stuff in the Dáil?

This is a distraction and you lot take the bait.

God if we could just stop men from simping we'd actually accomplish things as a nation

The UK delegate who proposed the motion to get rid of them was on on the radio earlier. She said it was the Wexford delegation who were the most vociferous against it. She even insinuated that some of the other counties were afraid to go against them.

For the life of me I can't remember which programme. It was Radio 1 but with all the bank holiday changes I've forgotten who interviewed her.

I've often wondered in there a financial aspect to it.

Unlike shorts and leggings, which can be bought generically anywhere, skorts are really only produced for camogie, and available through club shops or O'Neills (maybe a few select others) - definitely not the sort of thing you'd pick up in Aldi/ Penneys.

For a stand alone association like Camogie, this could be a unique product that could generate funds, especially at game level in clubs, where camogie could be a minority sport.

In fairness , it was played so low , I doubt they heard it !!!

Poorly organised event for a Leinster Semi final .....

The players are right to protest.

But is it right for the Oirechtas to basically order an independent institution to change its rules based on the undemocratic principle of "Because we said so"? As looks like is about to happen.

Because it's popular to get rid of skorts no will ask should the Government be deciding what the Camogie Association does.