Cora Staunton

And I was like, she just meant consistency.

And it's like, I spoke to Cora Staunton about this as well.

And I asked her, how do you develop consistency as a player? How do you develop it, Paul? I'll ask you.

I don't have a good answer to that.

That's actually incredible and credit to you guys.

Obviously, look, so Cora Staunton, a very familiar name in the game, probably maybe even ladies' first superstar.

Yeah, yeah, absolute

goat.

She represents Sligo and still lines out for her club but her dad Anthony Brennan is also a hugely experienced manager.

Not unusual for women to be working with men in GAA because Áine Kinsola is continuing to work with the Wexford footballers under John Hegarty and of course the famous Cora Staunton.

She's been involved in her local club since 2024.

Brennan though says that she's fully focused on the football and she's shrugging off any suggestion that she's inherited a group primarily, or sorry, she's shrugging off any suggestion that she's helping to move the needle.

The former Sunday game host saying it was disheartening news days after Katie Taylor's euphoric celebration of the power of women's sport at Croke Park.

And also former Mayo footballer Cora Staunton said she was hugely disappointed by the GAA plan to delay in some way integration.

Irish Diddy male McAleese's hand grenade for GAA.

Mary McAleese is in a war of words with the GAA today.

But first, tonight the GAA finds itself at the center of a storm following the shock resignation of Mary McAleese as chair of its integration steering group.

The GAA, the LGFA, and the Camogie Association were all committed to merging by next year under one umbrella group, but the momentum has stalled, with the former President of Ireland claiming the sports body was, quote, "Not entirely happy about the idea of including women in decision-making at the top level of Gaelic sports." We are joined now by the co-chair of the National Executive Committee for the Gaelic Players Association, Aisling Maher; uh, the political correspondent with the Irish Mirror, Ciara O'Loughlin; and former Mayo All-Ireland winner and broadcaster, Cora Staunton.

First, though, here's a little sense of what's been said today.

No GAA club in the country will function on Saturday morning if the women stand down.

Yes, we're hearing them say that they're committed to integration, but their actions aren't backing that up.

Okay.

Uh, Cora Staunton, if I can, uh, bring you in.

Cora, um, Mary McAleese suggested that some within the GAA may not simply be comfortable with the idea of having women at the top level of the organization.