"There were efforts made in that statement to discredit me"
April 23, 2014
Donal O'Grady. INPHO
Shannonsider chiefs revealed their version of accounts in a statement issued yesterday and O'Grady took exception to the revelation that he tendered his resignation in a voicemail to chairman Oliver Mann.
"I was very disappointed with it because there were efforts made in that statement to discredit me, particularly around the voicemail issue." O'Grady said to RTE Sport.
"I, in fact, spoke with Oliver Mann. I rang him on Sunday night and I got his voicemail first.
"We decided that I would ring Oliver and then we would send out emails to the players because it was important that they didn't find out through Facebook, Twitter or some other source.
"I couldn't get Oliver at the beginning and I rang him back within minutes and we had a very cordial conversation.
"I told him I was impressed that he had admitted immediately at out meeting in Charleville on 9 April that we hadn't apologised and he has always struck me as very decent man and sincere man.
"He just noted at the end that he was very sorry I was stepping down and that's how we left it.
"So to leave a sentence there just hanging like that I had resigned by voicemail, I think that was an effort to discredit me as it would show a total lack of respect on my behalf to chairman Oliver Mann.
"I just want to refute that because I was very very disappointed that would be put on the Limerick website." Tweet
