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There’s nothing that pleases me more than heading off on a Sunday afternoon to watch a game, even if I’ve no real grá for either of the teams.Unfortunately, the battle for women in sport to gain more recognition is an ongoing and uphill one… and it’s not justI get it that not everybody knows or probably even cares about the rules of different games. But it’s the presumption by men that I know absolutely nothing that really drives me bonkers.
Bear in mind, this was just a run-of-the-mill, not majorly significant, hurling league game between two local junior clubs.Now don’t get me wrong, every girl loves a good compliment but I wasn’t really there to partake in a lovely girls’ competition. After a few years though, people knew my face and I was trusted to stand on the sideline and understand what was going on all on my own.I was dreading having to start from scratch, fighting my way in at the gates, convincing people I was a ‘real’ journalist but to my shock, not one person batted an eyelid at me.
One of hers included getting stopped at a gate for a game and having to ring her editor to come down and vouch for the fact that she was actually there to report on the game.She’d been covering sport in the area for three years and so made my job a hell of a lot easier. For that, I will be eternally grateful.
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