A group representing female footballers who have spoken out about alleged unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from named FAI coaches in the 1990s have said in a statement that they want their pain 'to be the next generation's gain.'
A group representing female footballers who have spoken out about alleged unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from named FAI coaches in the 1990s have said in a statement that they want their pain"to be the next generation's gain."
The programme, 'Girls in Green’ will be broadcast on RTÉ One Television at 9.30pm tonight. The issue is the subject of detailed reports in today’s Sunday Independent and on the Irish Independent website. In their statement the former players say they hope the"systematic and calculated abuse" inflicted on them will never happen again.
"We blamed ourselves and hid our shame from our family and friends. It is only in the last two years that our eyes have been opened...""Women’s football has emerged from the shadows and we want to see it go from strength to strength. What we experienced should provide lessons for the future and we hope for the FAI, and all other sporting bodies in this country will take the appropriate steps to ensure it never occurs again in this country.
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