Mayo 10 leave over player welfare issues

Dissatisfaction with management is behind the large exodus of players from the Mayo ladies football panel.

With three days to their All-Ireland championship group-stage opener against Cavan, ten of the Mayo squad — including captain Sarah Tierney, vice-captain Fiona McHale, and all-time leading scorer Cora Staunton — and selector Michael McHale (Fiona’s father) have departed the set-up.