Cavan pull out of fixture over county board dispute

The Cavan ladies football team say it is with "deep regret" that they have decided not to fulfil today's Division 2 league fixture against Tyrone over an ongoing dispute with the county board.

The Breffni women were due to face the Red Hands in Newtownstewart this afternoon but, with no resolution to a disagreement over expenses, have decided 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.

In a statement issued this morning, the team said that while "positive engagement" had been made since the dispute became public, that they "now want to see it backed up by action and these minimum standards finally implemented".

"As you are most likely aware, a written agreement that we signed up to in good faith with our county board has not been honoured," the statement read.

"We have made numerous attempts to have the minimum standards set out in the agreement adhered to but unfortunately this has not happened.

"We are not prepared to play until the issues have been fully resolved as we have been let down as regards promises and commitments previously.

"We communicated our position to the County Board Executive yesterday. We have subsequently been informed and are aware of the potential consequences of not playing."

One of the main points of contention involves mileage to attend training sessions in Cavan, with team manager Gerry Moane allegedly paying for a bus to bring players from Dublin to a recent session,