The Kildare Intermediate camogie panel have blasted the county board's decision to withdraw them from the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship.
The side released a statement on Tuesday evening blasting the decision, saying it was against their wishes.
Kildare released the statement through the Gaelic Players Association and have said that the decision has caused 'great distress'.
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The statement reads: "This has caused great distress to us as a playing group and indeed anger.
"This is not only because the decision was taken without our consent but because of the disrespect that was shown to us in how it was communicated.
"We want to be very clear, we want to represent Kildare to the best of our ability in the camogie championship. This is and has always been the case."
The players said they had been in discussions over a number of issues, including that "a charter, agreed between the players, the executive, and the management team was not being adhered to.
"For example we didn't even have access to showers and changing rooms after training.
"A decision was taken by the County Board that senior inter-county players would not be permitted to play in the Kildare club leagues even at the discretion of our inter-county manager. This is a decision we did not agree with.
"It had reached a stage where we had informed the county board executive that we would withdraw from the panel as a result of this mistreatment in the hope that they would rectify these issues.
"At a recent meeting with them we believed progress was made and that our season might be salvaged. Then having trained and given our all for Kildare camogie since before Christmas, our season was ended in a disrespectful way.
"It brings to a head a pattern of disrespect shown to us players over the last number of seasons."
And the statement continues: "The future of inter-county camogie in Kildare is at stake.
"To you, our clubs, we want to make it clear; we want to play and are willing to play and represent our great county and you, our great clubs. However, changes must be made in the conditions and environment in which we prepare and play.
"If we don't make those changes now, the players who come after us will never forgive us.
"We are calling on you the clubs of Kildare to have your voices heard and support us the players during this time. The future of inter-county camogie in Kildare is at stake.
"We are not asking for the world, we are asking for the minimum standards that had been agreed to be put in place through our squad charter, to be adhered to by our county board."
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