LGFA commit to paying matchday travel expenses

WGPA executive member Gemma Begley said “it is actually scary” to contemplate how much players are having to spend to sustain their inter-county careers

The days of female inter-county players being out of pocket to the tune of €50,000 as a result of unrecompensed fuel costs may be coming to an end as the LGFA has confirmed it will pay matchday travel expenses for the 2020 All-Ireland championship.

The LGFA decision to reimburse players for matchday travel costs is a first step towards correcting the “unsustainable” reality that 93% of female inter-county players do not receive any form of travel expenses.