With his club season curtailing his involvement in the early rounds of the Allianz Football League, Colm Cavanagh is sceptical about the chances of being marked absent from county duties come April.

SPORTS Minster Martin Cullen will meet Dessie Farrell next week to discuss the future of the controversial grants scheme for GAA players but has been forewarned that any attempt to scrap the arrangement will be met with strong resistance.