Hi Eimear,
It is clear to see that this is still the culture where all the boys are invited to a fellow boy’s party and the girls are excluded and vice versa. However, perhaps we should challenge this idea at another level. As many of the boys/ girls play on a single sex GAA and soccer team from u8 level, they become very friendly with each other ( therefore invited to their party). Perhaps at u8 and maybe u10 level, GAA and soccer teams could be mixed? I’d love to know what others think about this idea.