Well it's not often I'm speechless. This here is a bloke, complete with bald patch.

Genuinely interested!

I didn’t know background at all

I agree it’s madness then

@EyeSpyPlumPie and @MarshaBradyo ..

www.instagram.com/p/Cg1hG01ssdq/?hl=en A quick look on here confirms that this is the kit of the team in question and you can see this person in the photo of the team that won the competition mentioned.

This has been widely reported and shared.. there is no suggestion that the photo is a mistake.

This is not the referee.

(Were you being genuine in your comment or trying to cast doubt on the story?)

One of the reasons he says he plays is validation.

No, it isn't the referee, it's the middle aged man who wants in his spare time dresses in bondage and thinks it's mean that some people don't want him in the women's changing room.

Just to be clear: the "junior" team, is a team of adults, who might not be good enough for the club senior team. In this case, the junior team in the LGBT club.

In the junior league, they'd be playing against other teams of adult women.
This person has joined the adult women's team- it seems they have recently identified as an adult woman themselves.

It’s definitely the bald one, Glinner had photos on sun stack (which hurt my eyes).

There have been a couple of theads on this already with more info for anyone interested:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4605471-ladies-junior-j-shield-semi-final-everythingsgoinggreatinireland?reply=119174908

That's how Trump operates.

Why would a 30 year old want to play with 16 year olds?
cannot believe this person moaned because they had to use a different changing room. Bloody good on the team for wanting to protect young females, and realising how awkward they would have felt.

Not surprised about the twitter banning. Can spout any shite you want unless it’s about biological facts.

I don't think so - Giulia Valentino football gets you an variety of results, ranging from that person playing football, to on a zoom call with their name in front of them, to in a variety of unusual costumes.

We might need clarification on which person it is ;

Ah okay that explains why I couldn't find it, thank you!

Welcome to the brave new world of genderwoo, where this person belongs in the women's changing rooms, and anyone who disagrees is hateful.

I'm so glad this story has made the Daily Mail, it has a wide reach of readership and politicians and media in Ireland will be embarrassed that our dirty little secret (Self ID and the ridiculous ramifications for women) is being exposed internationally.

Junior in this context is not age related.. Junior, Intermediate and Senior in GAA are Adult categories based on skill.

Pretty sure that is the referee. The transwoman referenced in the article (Giulia Valentino) has an insta account and looks like the dark haired woman in the picture.

I haven't been able to find what age group the Junior league is for, but I did see that apparently they've been quoted in a interview saying they've been playing sports for 'over 30 years' so I think his age is definitely not '30'! It seems unlikely then they would qualify for the junior league so shouldn't be playing against young women anyway. They are playing for an LGBT team^ so if they are^ transgender presumably that's allowed? There is still the risk issue of someone bigger and stronger injuring other players though.

I knew he reminded me of someone!!! Spot on.

Absolute madness.

Another one who looked and thought that was the referee! Shades of Jack Charlton too...

I thought that was the referee!!!

The absolute state of it.

So you’ve not seen their bondage shots that they have posted online? For the love of all that’s holy DON’T LOOK IT UP.

I saw that photo earlier and honestly thought he/she whatever..was the referee! I can’t read anymore crap like this now as I get so het up!

Once you've accepted that this person is a woman, it's easy to accept that this person is a young woman. All rationality has fled and 2+2=5, or 3, or cherries, or anything you are told it means.

FFS if I didn't know better I would think that was some sort of April Fool joke.