In Ireland, they had an advertising campaign discouraging grandparents from hugging their grandkids without their consent. Don't forget to bring your consent forms to the next family Christmas dinner!

The 'case by case' approach used by the LGFA when determining if a biological male can play @LadiesFootball is at odds with the principle of consent. In order to protect the privacy of the trans-identifying male who has been granted permission to play, female players are not made aware when that player will be present on the pitch. This means that women and girls cannot give free and fully-informed consent to the increased risk that will be imposed by such a player. In a contact sport like Gaelic football, female athletes right to consent should be non-negotiable.

The 'case by case' approach used by the LGFA when determining if a biological male can play @LadiesFootball is at odds with the principle of consent. In order to protect the privacy of the trans-identifying male who has been granted permission to play, female players are not made aware when that player will be present on the pitch. This means that women and girls cannot give free and fully-informed consent to the increased risk that will be imposed by such a player. In a contact sport like Gaelic football, female athletes right to consent should be non-negotiable.

📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE 📢 We wrote to LGFA management with questions relating to its policy of male inclusion. We have received a response. Some details: #1 The association's transgender policy, ratified on 15 February 2023, promises a review at least every three years. That date passed in February 2026. In their response to us, LGFA leadership - CEO Lyn Savage and President Trina Murray - gave no completed review or firm timetable. #2 We asked leadership to meet with us to discuss the review and concerns raised around fairness, safety and player welfare. They declined, stating that further policy discussions would be dealt with through the ongoing Gaelic Games integration process. #3 The response cites seven applications against 210,000+ members and that they "respectfully suggest your concerns have to be seen in proportion, alongside the association's legal obligations and its responsibility to all of its members". But total membership tells us little about the number of fixtures affected or whether welfare concerns were addressed. If the policy has safety and fairness implications, citing the number of players participating under the terms of the policy as a rationale is incoherent. #4 Whatever your view of the policy, the following questions deserve answers: 1. When will the review happen? 2. How can members contribute? 3. How are welfare concerns handled while the existing policy remains in force? 4. Why must an existing policy await integration when the three associations continue to manage and review other policies independently? 5. What happened to the welfare concerns already raised by parents through the association's established channels? 6. Why was the number of applications used as a response to concerns about welfare and risk, rather than evidence showing how those concerns had been assessed? Members deserve transparency, a clear timetable and an effective route to be heard. Women and girls deserve fair and safe sport.

A society that respects consent at every level is good actually

The gov has reneged on a promise to parents of children who died at the hands of CHI chaos. The promise of a full public tribunal of inquiry has been broken to order to protect Simon Harris and others.

Why is the Government spending taxpayers money telling grandparents to second guess themselves before giving their grandchild a hug? #aontú

The latest ad from the Irish Government to the Irish people, who are the font of all problems in the country and desperately need to be stopped from their bad behaviour. This time, it's hugging your grandkids.