Donegal County Board responds to Jim McGuinness team holiday criticism

Donegal GAA chiefs last night released a statement in response to comments made by Jim McGuinness regarding last year’s team holiday.

The former Donegal manager, in his weekly column in The Irish Times yesterday, suggested in the wake of last year’s All-Ireland final loss to Kerry, a number of members of the panel and a backroom team member who were not able to make the end of season holiday had not received compensation from the county board.

However, the county board have defended their stance, and insist they were following protocol laid down by the GAA.