Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion

Mr. Brian Molloy:

We can work backwards. I will take the final one. The etymology of camogie is that the buachaillí baineann úsáid as camán and na cailíní use a slightly smaller version of a camán, which is called a camóg. That became known as camogie. It is a distinct game. It is a different game. We are very proud of our game and its distinctness. Ultimately, all decisions within our organisations are made by the membership, the grassroots and through the delegates process. Any change of that nature certainly will not be imposed by me, as uachtarán, or by the Ard Comhairle. Personally I would like to keep the distinctness of the name camogie. I think we can do that within the proposed integrated association, and we have our four sports, as distinct from it being just hurling played by women. There is a history to why it is called camogie and a history to camogie. Particularly in the context of moving to a single organisation, it is important that we hold on to our history and to the cultural elements of that history. One of those is that the game is called camogie. I would like to retain it but, ultimately, it is a decision that will be made by the membership.

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