Last Saturday, the country stopped to hail a great sporting hero. Katie Taylor was retiring from boxing, and the stage was as symbolic as the occasion. Where else could Ireland’s greatest-ever sportswoman say farewell but Croke Park? A few days later, the GAA found itself on the ropes, accused by the country’s former president, Mary McAleese, of not wanting women in positions of power. From a celebration of women’s sport to a crisis that now sits alongside the issues rugby and soccer have faced in their dealings with the women’s game, it has been a difficult week for the GAA.…

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