Ms Mary O'Connor:

The funding is welcome. It has been a long time coming. Future generations of players are going to benefit. We have emerging talent now not just in ladies Gaelic games but also in other spheres. There is now a talent pathway, and that is important. Girls who are 17, 18 or 19 years of age and playing Gaelic games can see there is a support mechanism there for them during their college years to allow them to achieve the maximum from their talent as inter-county adult players.