Saval motion calls for Down exit from Allianz backed National leagues

Donegal’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Down on April 26 will be staged at Letterkenny’s O’Donnell Park as Ballybofey’s MacCumhaill Park continues to undergo reconstruction.

Down club Saval have put forward a motion for the county to remove its football and hurling teams from the National Leagues in protest at Allianz’s continued sponsorship of the competitions.

Down club Saval have put forward a motion for the county to remove its football and hurling teams from the National Leagues in protest at Allianz’s continued sponsorship of the competitions.

“The Irish News” have reported the proposal is due to be heard at the county board’s monthly meeting in Newcastle on January 15 and seeks “the withdrawal from all inter-county fixtures in competitions that bear Allianz as lead sponsor”.