The Laois captain caught up with Will O'Callaghan on the Inside Line at the weekend.
We needed to back our younger players for their welfare.
Those are the thoughts of Portlaoise Ladies footballer Ellen Healy following Portlaoise's withdrawal from the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
The reigning champions were scheduled to take on Longford Slashers on Sunday but decided to pull out as their club's Minor A final was on the same day with six players being forced to chose between the two games.
Speaking on the Inside Line to Will O'Callaghan, the Laois captain says from a Portlaoise perspective it's devastating:
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