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The GAA integration story rolls on, after Mary McAleese stepped down as chair of the steering group overseeing the planned merger of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie.

Enda Coll & David Wilson are joined by Aisling Maher (GPA co-chair and Dublin camogie player) and Dr. Aoife Lane to unpack the fallout, Jarlath Burns’ response on RTÉ, and the debate around “equity” versus “equality”.

They dig into the finance arguments, what’s real and what’s “smoke and mirrors”, and the day-to-day reality for female inter-county players: access to pitches, facilities, expenses and basic supports.

What happens next ahead of October 8th, and who needs to be held accountable?
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Eoin Sheahan is joined by former Inter-County Camogie player Sarah O'Donovan and former inter-county footballer Conor Meyler to further talk about the fallout from Mary McAleese's decision to step down from the Steering Group for Integration between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie.

The breakfast team reacts to the bombshell news that former President Dr. Mary McAleese has resigned as chairperson of the Gaelic Games integration steering group after the GAA requested to pause the agreed 2027 roadmap.
Rachel Sheehan joins the studio to discuss why the decision feels like a "slap in the face" to female athletes, and our own Tommy Rooney gives his thoughts on the situation.
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Eoin Sheahan is joined by Sinead O'Carroll, editor of the Journal, to further discuss the news that Mary McAleese has step down from her role on the Steering Group for Integration between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association

Tom Parsons, Gaelic Players Association CEO and Former Co-Chair of the GPA's National Executive Committee, Maria Kinsella join Eoin Sheahan to react to the news this evening that former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese has stepped down from her role as chairperson of the Integration Committee overseeing the amalgamation of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association.