Cavan LGFA reveal timeline in response to player strike

The Cavan LGFA have said that "making change does not happen overnight" in a statement released to clubs following the decision of the senior team not to fulfil Sunday's league fixture with Tyrone due to an ongoing dispute with the county board.

The Breffni women were due to face the Red Hands in Newtownstewart but, with no resolution to a disagreement over expenses, opted to pull out of the game.

Earlier this week Cavan confirmed that strike action was being considered over their claim that the county board are not paying agreed expenses.

Captain Neasa Byrd told the We Are Cavan podcast that a charter had been negotiated between the players and the county board in January, but that there have been issues with certain aspects of the plan ever since.

However, in a detailed statement to clubs within the county, the Cavan LGFA set out a timeline of events that, they claim, demonstrated that they have "endeavoured over the last three months to support our players and members."

The statement said that after a charter had been negotiated between the players and the county board had been agreed on 15 January, a financial issue regarding players travelling to county duty from Dublin arose.

"On the 30th January, we received an email from the senior team Female Liaison Officer. This outlined that they requested travel expenses for four cars travelling down from University in Dublin.

"In an act of good faith, subject to a full executive meeting where the finances could be discussed and finalised, a once-off payment was paid to the cars 1st February.

"At the full executive meeting following this discussion on the 2 February, at that moment and upon disclosure of the Senior Team expenses, it was not a feasible option at this particular point