Limerick City Council are to address the problems that led to the vicious assault of an under-16 GAA coach.

A GAA coach was attacked by a man wielding a slash hook at the St Patrick's GAA grounds, which is adjacent to the Rhebogue Halting site.

Fianna Fail councillor Kieran O'Hanlon stressed that something needed to be done and stated that he wasn't 'anti-traveller'.

"Clubs come from across Ireland to play St Patrick's GAA. It is an important facility. We want to find a solution to this problem," he said.

Cllr O'Hanlon added: "I am proposing that a senior official be appointed to cater for the site in Rhebogue. We also need a special council meeting with the chief superintendent to discuss the issues. We need to sit down with these people and make sure this situation is managed properly."

"If the site had been managed properly, we would not have had these issues," the city east councillor concluded. Tweet

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