Following a special congress at Croke Park, the Camogie Association has voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing shorts to become part of the official kit for the code.
The ballot of the 133 delegates saw 98% vote in favour of change. And as a result players will now have the option of wearing shorts or skorts, starting with this weekend’s All-Ireland senior, premier junior and Under-23 championship matches.
Tonight’s decision follows on from the stance taken by a number of county teams in recent weeks. Kilkenny and Dublin wore shorts ahead of their Leinster semi-final, before changing into skorts after being told the game would not be played.
There would be further controversy in Munster when the provincial final was deferred a day before the game as Cork and Waterford had indicated that they would be wearing shorts.
A motion went before the 2024 Camogie Congress in Kildare to allow players to wear shorts but fell well short of the 66% support required to pass as only 45% voted in favour.
With that motion failing it was widely expected that the issue would not be put before congress again until 2027, however the recent furore prompted the association to call tonight’s vote.
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