More and more Irish athletics are headed for Australia, with many players from the Ladies Gaelic Football Association packing their bags to play for the AFLW which runs for three months
Ireland is home to some serious football talent, with players competing within the Ladies Gaelic Football Association attracting offers from around the world.
Read more: Meath LGFA’s Shauna Ennis says football commitments have a ‘huge impact’ on relationships While Ireland is the breeding ground for incredible athleticism in Gaelic football, players aren’t able to focus solely on it as it’s an amateur sport, whereas, in Australia athletes have the opportunity to play professionally.
“There is that Irish-ism in people where they downplay themselves. We could weed that out a little bit more to give yourself a pat on the back and acknowledge when you do something well. In Australia, that has to be forced out of the Irish girls a little bit more."
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