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Kilkenny players return to the field before the Leinster Senior Camogie final match between Wexford and Kilkenny at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow.

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Dumbass Irish Rule Forcing Female Athletes To Wear Skirts Finally Repealed

Kilkenny players return to the changing room before the Leinster Senior Camogie final match between Wexford and Kilkenny at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow. The women had to return to the locker room because they wore shorts. There are no action pictures from this game at the request of the players.

Ireland To Consider Ending Sexist Dress Code For One Of Its Most Popular Sports

Patrick Redford

Riders shake their heads in confusion as they pass a car on the race course.

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Cycling Race Canceled After Riders Call Out Organizers For Letting Them Compete In Open Traffic


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Brock_toon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ian Williams</a> is a writer and PhD student studying relationships between craft and mass production at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also writes about labor, games, and pro wrestling.</p>


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Dumbass Irish Rule Forcing Female Athletes To Wear Skirts Finally Repealed

Ireland To Consider Ending Sexist Dress Code For One Of Its Most Popular Sports

Cycling Race Canceled After Riders Call Out Organizers For Letting Them Compete In Open Traffic

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