Eilis O'Hanlon: Camogie skorts row was not a battle of the sexes – and victory won't help fill stadiums
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As surprises go, the decision by the Camogie Association to back down and allow players to wear shorts if they want is right up there with such old reliables as French air traffic controllers going on strike in summer or Michael Lowry topping the poll in Tipperary North.
Ever since it was announced that a Special Congress would be held at Croke Park to bring this fractious dispute to an end, the outcome was always likely to be as one-sided as last Sunday's Munster senior hurling final between Limerick and Cork.
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