The five main stumbling blocks on the road to Gaelic games integration

It was going to take something remarkable for the dial to move from Croke Park hosting the most celebrated event in the history of Irish women’s sport to, just five days later, the GAA president appearing on the national airwaves defending the association against accusations of misogyny.

But if Katie Taylor brought the stadium to its feet on Saturday night, Mary McAleese effectively took the legs out from under those within its corridors of power when she stood down as chair of the Steering Group on Integration (SGI) on Tuesday.