‘I knew instantly that I wouldn’t be able to get a loan for the surgery. I had to get a loan off a family member’

‘I knew instantly that I wouldn’t be able to get a loan for the surgery. I had to get a loan off a family member’

LGFA fund in the spotlight as stress over medical expenses adds insult to season-ending knee problem

Lauren Magee: 'I know it’s been talked about sometimes, but it needs to be highlighted that overall the [LGFA] Injury Fund isn’t good enough and it doesn’t support us as players.' Photo: Frank McGrath

Frank Roche Today at 10:06

Lauren Magee immediately knew she was in trouble. “I felt a crunch,” she says of that fateful moment at Dublin ladies senior football training in DCU on Saturday, May 31. Two weeks ago today.

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