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\nDavy Fitzgerald has endured a difficult spell in charge of Antrim<\/p>\n
The Antrim hurling squad has issued an ultimatum to its county board as it seeks clarity around the position of manager Davy Fitzgerald, and a resolution to an issue with the allocation of training gear.<\/p>\n
The Saffrons have endured a difficult year. They just about avoided relegation from Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League, losing five of their six matches, and have lost their opening two Joe McDonagh Cup games.<\/p>\n
Fitzgerald has been on the end of some stinging criticism, with results so poor and morale seemingly low. However things have taken a twist after the players wrote a letter to the county board, seen by RT\u00c9 Sport, saying recent events at county board level have created “uncertainty and a lack of trust among the players”.<\/p>\n
The squad has said if no engagement is forthcoming around their concerns, “the players will not proceed with the scheduled training session (on Tuesday night) and further action could be taken”.<\/p>\n
Antrim GAA are not commenting on the matter currently.<\/p>\n
The letter reads: “The Antrim Senior Hurling Squad wish to formally raise a number of concerns regarding recent events that have caused confusion and frustration within the group.<\/p>\n
\nDavy Fitzgerald has endured a difficult spell in charge of Antrim<\/p>\n
“Firstly, there is significant concern surrounding the situation involving Davy. It is understood that a decision was made to remove Davy from his position, only for that decision to later be reversed. When this was subsequently raised and questioned, the squad were informed that no such action had taken place.<\/p>\n
“Furthermore, when this was brought to Seamus (McMullan), the chairman was asked directly about the matter and indicated that he had no knowledge of it. This is particularly concerning given that Davy, other members of the management team, have all confirmed that the sequence of events did in fact occur. The contradiction between what occurred and what has been communicated has created uncertainty and a lack of trust among the players.<\/p>\n
“Secondly, there are ongoing issues regarding training gear. A number of players have still not received the full allocation of gear that is expected. This has been highlighted as part of the basic gear requirements outlined in the GPA Players’ Charter, which further underlines the importance of addressing the matter without delay.<\/p>\n
“In order to address these matters directly, the squad will be requesting that Seamus, along with any other members of the County Board who wish to attend, meet with the panel at training tonight, Tuesday 28th April 2026, to provide clarity and address the concerns outlined above. If Seamus and relevant board members are not in a position to attend and engage with the squad on these issues, the players will not proceed with the scheduled training session and further action could be taken.<\/p>\n
“The squad respectfully request:
\u25cf Clarification on the sequence of events regarding the decision involving Davy
\u25cf An explanation as to why conflicting information was provided when the matter was raised
\u25cf An update on the status of outstanding training gear and when this will be resolved
\u25cf Reassurance that clearer communication processes will be implemented going forward
A prompt and transparent response would be appreciated.<\/p>\n
“Yours sincerely, Antrim Senior Hurling Squad.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Antrim hurling squad has issued an ultimatum to its county board as it seeks clarity around the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-421957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}