Five GAA clubs request County Board meeting
JUSTIN McCarthy will definitely be at the helm next Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds when Limerick face Tipperary in round four of the National Hurling League (2.30pm).
Five GAA clubs have requested a special meeting of Limerick County Board to discuss the future of the embattled manager, but that meeting will not take place before the clash with the 2009 All-Ireland finalists.
The executive officers of Limerick GAA met over the weekend to discuss the request for a special meeting, but it transpired that further correspondence was required from the clubs before the special meeting could be scheduled.
Late on Saturday night a brief statement was issued by Limerick PRO Helen Cross.
"The Limerick County Board have received correspondence from five clubs requesting a special meeting of the Limerick County Board, however the letters did not propose any motion to be discussed at the proposed meeting. The management committee is anxious to progress with the meeting and with this in mind the county secretary has written to all clubs outlining the situation and the required procedure.
"When the notice of the motion is received the meeting will be held at the very earliest opportunity.
"The Limerick County Board understand the gravity of the situation and the secretary is available to assist any club in drafting the motion," read the statement.
This Monday morning Limerick GAA full-time secretary Mike O'Riordan confirmed that he had emailed all 68 clubs of the county in regard to the special meeting.
Last week Adare, Ahane, Croom, Garryspillane and Patrickswell all requested the special meeting. Attention now turns back to the five clubs. They must re-submit a request for the meeting and include a motion for discussion.
If five submissions are received, the clubs of the county will be allowed five days notice before the meeting takes place.
The pressure on Justin McCarthy intensified yesterday when his new-look side suffered their third successive NHL defeat. After the 10-point loss to the Davy Fitzgerald-managed Waterford on Sunday, Limerick are now bottom of the table and are the only pointless side in Division One of the NHL. Defeat also proved the lot of the Limerick senior footballers over the weekend. They fell to a surprise one-point loss (1-11 to 1-12) to Waterford on Saturday evening in the Gaelic Grounds.
As they travel to Aughrim next Sunday to play Mick O'Dwyer's Wicklow, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan's Limerick side cannot afford another slip-up in their quest for promotion from Division Four.
Meanwhile, on Thursday night, Mary Immaculate College criticised claims by HE GAA chief Michael Mallie that the college fielded players illegally during this season's Ryan Cup. Mary I have expressed their outrage at what they termed as 'a gratuitous and defamatory attack on its reputation and integrity'.
The teacher training college are calling on Mallie to withdraw his comments or otherwise they will pursue legal action. The row centres around HE authorities claiming last month that Mary Immaculate inter-county stars Shane McGrath, Jamie Nagle and Darragh Egan were all ineligible to play in the Ryan Cup due to a lack of educational credits.
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