Limerick's joint-hurling managers TJ Ryan and Donal O'Grady have been taken to task over the team's failure to win promotion from Division 1B of the Allianz League.

And Limerick secretary Mike O'Riordan revealed to Tuesday night's county board meeting that the duo had apologised for the 'abysmal' league campaign, which leaves the Munster champions facing the prospect of a fifth successive year outside the top flight.

The management met with county board chiefs last Thursday night to review the league campaign and, according to O'Riordan, admitted that some of the performances were unacceptable.

"They basically apologised for the performance against Offaly in particular - they put their hands up," the Limerick secretary is quoted as saying on the Limerick Leader website.

"I am not here trying to defend the indefensible because I am just as disgusted as everyone else. I was in the Gaelic Grounds (for the quarter-final against Galway) and had to walk through the 2,000 people that were there from Limerick and there was fire coming out their eyes - the fact of it and there is no-one hiding from it.

"We basically outlined the dissatisfaction of the board to the league - we went through every aspect of the performances during the league and, in particular, the Galway game. I think that everybody here will agree that the second half performance against Galway was very disappointing.

"I was going through the Gaelic Grounds after the game and people were full of venom, is the word that I would use they were so disappointed."

He continued: "They had paid €20 to go in and it was abysmal." Tweet

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