Compo for trips abroad urged

CONNACHT’S participation in the Railway Cup competitions cannot be guaranteed unless there is financial compensation for any trips abroad.

Council secretary John Prenty makes this clear in his report to the annual convention in Castlebar, pointing out that it cost €60,000 to fund the hurlers' trip to Rome for the final against Leinster last October and suggesting that it was money that was badly spent.

He also takes issue with "ill-informed" criticism of the team selection, on the basis that it did not include any players from the weaker counties.