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Criticizing the scheduling of two county finals on Ladies Football and Camogie in 26 hours involving her club Cahir, Tipperary’s Aishling Moloney feels something had to give, and the club now opts not to field a team in the decider of camouflage.
“We have to take a position, we have to raise awareness,” Moloney said of the situation the club is in.
Next Saturday, Cahir will face Knockavilla in the county camouflage junior A final, while on Sunday, Aherlow will be his rival in the senior A soccer final.
Moloney, also a two-time winner with Tipperary, has been talking about it all week, all the more so because of what Cahir was asked a fortnight ago.
She continued: “It’s really difficult to understand. Probably due to lack of communication. On the weekend of September 12/13 we played the Junior A camo semi-final followed by the soccer semi-final on Sunday.
“We feel like they are not accommodating us. The issue of player welfare is a real concern.
“I’m exhausted and everything has taken its toll.
🤯🤯🤯The weekend of September 12/13 we played two county semifinals, Junior A Camogie followed by Senior Football and we suffered the consequences. 16 dual players, 10 of them starters. We are expected to compete in two county finals this coming weekend 26 and 27
– Aishling Moloney (@MoloneyAishling) September 22, 2020
“It’s a lot to ask my teammates and I to play both games this weekend. We did it on December 13. We didn’t say anything. We survived that weekend, we were nine points down in soccer with five minutes to go. The knock-on effects of everything that was felt the following week.
“I don’t know what we have to do. It can be solved so easily. Simple communication and these problems could be solved.
Last weekend was a camouflage weekend. The senior and middle finals were played, so we don’t understand why our junior final could not have taken place when it was scored three or four weeks ago with the county board.
“We have to take a stand, we have to raise awareness. It is not a problem at Tipperary. Since I posted the tweets, I have received so many private messages from people who appreciate us standing up for ourselves.”
And so, on Thursday night, Cahir Camogie Club, issued a statement, informing the Tipperary County Board that they will not send a team to play in the next decisive match.
FINAL UPDATE: Signing 🤦🏼@StephenGleeson_ @camogietipp pic.twitter.com/P8a1XCj159
– Aishling Moloney (@MoloneyAishling) September 24, 2020
“It’s annoying that we have to do this. There are girls in the camouflage team who don’t play soccer.
“Sport is to be enjoyed and you don’t want to get involved in this kind of controversy. Growing up, I was encouraged to play camouflage and soccer.
“With this happening, desertion will occur. We have raised awareness and we hope it will not happen again.”
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