Updated at 9pm.
LIMERICK DELEGATES TONIGHT voted on new minor and U21 hurling bosses after Munster winning boss Brian Ryan and legendary player Ciaran Carey did not have their respective terms extended.
Leo O’Connor, who steered Limerick to the Munster title win in thrilling fashion at U21 level against Cork after extra-time in 2011, will take over as the county minor boss with nobody voting against the proposal. The Claughaun man won an All-Ireland minor medal with Limerick in 1984 and this year he was manager of the Limerick U15 side and also coached the Mayo senior hurlers.
John Kiely, a selector alongside John Allen when Limerick won the Munster senior title last summer, is the new U21 hurling manager. He too was selected unopposed.
Ryan had guided Limerick to the last two Munster minor crowns and they came up just short in the recent All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. Carey was in charge of the county U21 side for a one-year stint but they were defeated by Clare back in June in the Munster quarter-final.
The appointments had been agreed at an officers meeting of Limerick GAA on Monday night and are were just subject to ratification by club delegates tonight.
Minor manager won 2 munster championships in a row. Youd think they would give him the 21s because he knows the players well. Strange but nothing surprises me with that county board
Those clowns over the board would smile in your face and cut your throat a second later..carey had a good set up iam sad for the Ciaran. .any other county would love to have his brain
Current members of the county board = jobs for the bhoys who dont have limericks best interests at heart
It’s the co board that should be replaced Brian Ryan and kieran carey hold the wrong politics.
Best of luck to the new lads, good guys and will get the fans support, the way it was handled just stinks though, Ryan and Carey deserve a lot more than this garbage, respect seems an alien word in Limerick county board circles. Surprised to see Leo back in after getting shafted and shat on by the county board 2 years ago aswell.