Limerick are a laughing stock - Bennis
April 22, 2014
Former Limerick hurling manager Richie Bennis
Limerick hurling legend Richie Bennis says the Treaty County have become "a laughing stock".
The departure of co-manager Donal O'Grady following a fall-out with the County Board has sparked a fresh crisis in Limerick and former county manager Bennis is in no doubt as to where the blame lies:
"It's crazy and it is the County Board, all the way along the line," the 1973 All-Ireland winning star says in The Irish Examiner. That's the kernel of all our problems over the years.
"Whatever was said at that meeting should have been kept to themselves, that wasn't for your Biros. A Munster championship semi-final against Tipperary on June 1, this is the last thing we need.
"We're a laughing stock around the GAA. I feel embarrassed being a Limerick supporter this morning, to see all these things still happening when they can be so easily avoided.
"It's happening over and over again and it must end. A man I feel most sorry for in all this is JP McManus, a man who has given so much to Limerick hurling, to Limerick in general. I'm sure that's not how he'd operate - you'd wonder when his patience will run out."
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