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GAA PUNDIT URSULA Jacob says she was “adamant” she was going to step away from her role on The Sunday Game after being the target of online abuse.
“But I probably would have spoken to two or three people involved in RTÉ Sport once I put the statement out. I think they didn’t realise until they saw the statement that I was probably being impacted so much by the negativity. I probably hadn’t voiced my opinion. “All the comments relating to me were quite personal. They weren’t ever commenting on my knowledge or expertise. It was always about my voice, my appearance, my looks, my eyebrows, my clothes, my hair. It was all very personal. And that’s what I had a problem with.
“I don’t consider myself a victim. I just feel kind of empowered from doing it and standing up for myself and as some of the other female commentators have said to me, ‘You were kind of speaking for yourself, but also for the rest of women as well.” The guys on the panel are exceptional. They’re so, so supportive and they treat me just as they do with any of the lads. But sometimes a woman only truly understands what another woman is feeling.
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