GPA welcomes equal public funding for female inter-county players
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The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) has welcomed the announcement of an increase in funding for female inter-county players.
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media are set to increase public funding for female inter-county players to €2.4 million overall.
This represents a €1.7 million increase from the previous figure of €700,000.
The announcement comes within five months of the merger of the GPA and Women’s Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) and the GPA said on Monday that, equitable public funding for our female and male members has been achieved.
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