O’Hara: players are prepared to strike

SLIGO midfielder Eamonn O’Hara has warned inter-county players are prepared to go on strike if they fail to receive adequate funding under the Government grants scheme.

GAA stars are facing a massive cut in their scheme after Minister for Sport Martin Cullen last week announced a proposed cut of €2.5m from the funding to leading hurlers and footballers.

GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell slammed the plan as ‘elitist’ and ‘utterly despicable’, with Sligo GPA representative O’Hara insisting that it was a slap in the face.