Offaly the latest county to see dual row bubble to surface

Ladies senior county final between Naomh Ciarán and Tullamore set for October 2, a day after up to 11 of Naomh Ciarán players are involved in camogie semi-finals

Crunch time: Tullamore ladies football manager Matty McCormack, who has nine of his panel playing camogie on Saturday week, has decried the decision to go ahead with the game on October 2 as a player welfare issue. Picture: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE

The latest in a growing number of dual female Gaelic players’ fixture clashes has emerged in Offaly.

The county’s ladies Gaelic football association has scheduled their senior county final between Naomh Ciarán and Tullamore for Sunday week (October 2), a day after up to 11 of the clubs’ players are involved in camogie senior A and B semi-finals.