Galway manager Cathal Murray has called on the Camogie Association to contribute to a team holiday fund for the All-Ireland finalists every year.The GAA provides €150,000 to the All-Ireland senior football and hurling finalists annually to help fund team trips, but the sides appearing in the camogie decider receive no such subsidies.“I think Cork and Galway have been unbelievable the last three years, and they’ve brought camogie to a different level,” said Murray after watching his side lose by a single point at Croke Park.“When we won the All-Ireland last year, we were out fundraising, the same when we won the All-Ireland in 2019 – going around to club matches with buckets, asking people for fivers, asking people for tenners, asking people for change. “I think it was 1993 when Eddie O’Connor spoke in the Hogan Stand and talked about the GAA providing money for a holiday. I know the GAA are looked after now – €150,000.“I think these girls deserve [better], they don’t need to go collecting money in the next few weeks to go on a holiday. “We talk about integration, we talk about closing the gap and it was brilliant to hear Brian Molloy [Camogie Association president] canvassing for these players. I think that needs to be done now. I think camogie deserves some money to be put into a fund for a holiday for the players, and not to have them go out raising money over the next few weeks.“Cork were the same way in 2024, we were that way last year. The two teams have done so much for camogie and so much for promotion of the sport that there should be some financial link there for them and some money put in. You’re not looking for an awful lot of money – 20 to €25,000 would do so much for us.” Galway manager Cathal Murray and Cork manager Ger Manley after the match. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Cork manager Ger Manley agreed with Murray’s sentiments.“Oh, totally. I suppose we’re lucky enough with the sponsors we get, but I’d agree that the girls deserve a break,” said Manley. [ Cork edge out Galway in gripping camogie final on history-making dayOpens in new window ]As for Cork’s victory, Manley admitted afterwards his side had set out to deny Galway the oxygen of goals while aiming to raise a few green flags themselves at the other end of the field.“There’s nothing between the two teams. We played them in 2023, a puck of the ball; 2024, a puck of the ball; last year a puck of the ball; this year a puck of the ball,” he said. “We did target goals. We’ve only conceded one goal [in the championship], it was against Galway and it was late. “But we target goals all the time. We pushed up in the second half, we pushed up on Ciara Hickey, put Ashling Thompson on her and I think that nullified her a good bit. “We felt if we got a goal that our backs are tight and they didn’t look like getting a goal.“If the ball is away from your goals and down the other end of the field and you have good forwards you have a huge advantage – and we have good forwards.”