Early communication the key lesson from Camogie All-Star tour debacle - Aoife Murray

Nine-time All-Ireland winner Aoife Murray believes early and better communication towards the players is the key lesson from the controversy which led to the cancellation of the Camogie All-Star tour to Canada.

The original tour was due to take place from 19-25 May, one week after the Leinster and Munster provincial finals and culminating eight days prior to the start of the senior championship.

An exhibition game at the GAA grounds of the Calgary Chieftains was due to feature the 2021 All-Star team against the 2022 selection on 21 May but a host of the players selected had emphasised that they would not travel for the event.

Despite discussions on rescheduling the tour for later in the year, that will not happen due to concerns over potential clashes with club fixtures.

Speaking on RTÉ's Game On, ex-Cork goalkeeper Murray discussed the lessons that should be learned from the debacle.

"It's a massive disappointment," she said.

"The GPA tried to broker some sort of an agreement between the players and the association with no result which again, I just think there had to have been a window, whether it was after championship, which I think the players were pushing."

Murray pointed out that previous iterations of the All-Star tour had found a compromise in the calendar.

"If you're trying to get it perfect, it's never going to be right. When it was done two times previous, it was in November and that even wasn't perfect but it was the best possible solution for the majority of the players," she said.

"At least if you can't impact the majority of players, then that's the right thing to do. So I think the lesson is there and I think the lesson is still there from the Ashbourne (Cup) debacle as well.

"That is early communication with the