Last night (Thursday) ex-Limerick hurling boss Richie Bennis criticised the Limerick County Board's handling of their search for a new manager. Speaking on RTE's Road To Croker programme, Bennis admitted that he had learned that he was no longer at the helm at the Treaty County when after listening to local radio. "I turned on the local radio and heard they were gone looking for a new manager. I thought it was Mickey Ned O'Sullivan, but it was me. "It's a big change in 12 months. This time last year we were getting ready for an All-Ireland semi-final and at present I'm out of a job. "I wouldn't say I'm angry and disappointed. I love hurling and I love Limerick. I got involved with Limerick when more or less nobody wanted them," said Bennis Limerick's disappointing exit from the All-Ireland SHC has seems to have been the decisive reason for the Board, but Bennis is still annoyed with the way the officials within the county went about the whole situation. "This year things didn't go well and as a result I got my P45. "I thought they should have handled it differently. They went down the official way, which is their way of picking a manager. "I thought they should have met me and asked me what was my situation and was I interested. "I made it known I wanted to stay for another year and they didn't come to me and ask what I had to offer." When asked on the programme if the handling of the matter hurt him, Bennis replied: "It did, big time, but that's it, that's the way it goes, you have to get on with it." Tweet

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