The Ladyball mystery may finally have been *solved*

Eureka.

The biggest sporting mystery of the week appeared to have been solved earlier today.

Men and women across Ireland were perplexed this week when a new product, allegedly just for women, was released to much anger, bemusement, and downright confusion.

The ‘Ladyball’ burst into our lives with an endorsement from former Dublin GAA player Ger Brennan and claimed that it was

“specially designed for a lady’s game – soft-touch for a woman’s grip, eazi-play for a woman’s ability and fashion-driven for a woman’s style”.

It all seemed very bizarre.

@sweetpmac introducing #Ladyball! Launching now with our ambassador Dub football Ger Brennan pic.twitter.com/cWhKAAneRY

— Lady Ball (@theladyball_com) January 13, 2016

But this morning a Munster sports club claimed credit for the entire stunt.

Munster Hockey posted on their Facebook page that they are the crafty people behind the new pink product, and they wanted to use it to highlight how women’s sport is perceived and reported.

“The Munster Branch has this morning confessed to the creation of the Ladyball. We never expected it to get so much attention and we would like to apologise for nearly breaking the internet. However, we have been successful in making a very valid point. Men’s and women’s sport should be equal – same rules, same equipment and same goals. Hockey is one of the very few sports where men and women are on a par with each other in terms of coverage and recognition. So if anyone out there is looking to take up a sport that treats everyone as equal maybe hockey is the sport for you.”