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The 2007–08 Cork players' strike was a dispute in Republic of Ireland between the Cork County Board and its Gaelic footballers and hurlers. It led to the footballers and hurlers refusing to play for the Cork County Board. The cause of the strike was the issue of deciding who should pick the senior teams' selectors. The players believed the manager should pick the selectors. However, the county board picked the selectors. With the appointment of Teddy Holland as manager, the players also refused to play under his tutorship since he accepted the job during their time of strike. The strike drew comment from the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and was the first time in the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association that a strike caused inter county fixtures not to be played. The strike was the second strike by Cork players in five years. It began on 10 December 2007 and ended on 18 February 2008〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Holland sacked by county board )〕 – 97 days after the first threat of strike action – and was declared over on 15 February 2008. However Holland was not fired until 18 February.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Holland still in (very) hot seat )〕 Kieran Mulvey, chairman of the Labour Relations Commission, acted as arbitrator between the players and county board. ==Strike build-up== * 16 October: Cork clubs vote to change how selectors are picked. This is confirmed by a second vote on 20 October. * 8 November: Billy Morgan resigns as manager because he is no longer allowed to choose selectors for his team. * 13 November: The players issue their first threat of strike action〔 and are supported in doing so by the Gaelic Players Association. * 16 November: The players write to their clubs highlighting their objections to the board's decision and state that they are seeking to resolve the issue of appointing a new manager. * 21 November: Teddy Holland is appointed as team manager along with selectors Teddy McCarthy, Liam Hodnett, Diarmuid O'Donovan and Mick O'Loughlin. * 23 November: The footballers meet with Holland to inform him that their dispute is with the means of choosing selectors and not with his appointment.〔 * 24 November: The football and hurling panels plan to discuss the appointment of Teddy Holland and to threaten possible strike action.〔 * 3 December: Cork players' spokesman, Donal Óg Cusack, gives notice of the players intention to strike.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=86518 )〕 * 9 December: Former Cork hurling captain, Mark Landers, requests that the GAA intervene to help resolve the dispute but the GAA declare their neutrality.〔 * 12 December: The footballers take a team holiday (largely paid for and organised by themselves).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Cork players' strike」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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