Limerick County Board has issued a statement this afternoon regarding the departure of co-manager/coach Donal O'Grady.

In the statement, they stress that Donal O'Grady and TJ Ryan "had accepted full accountability and taken full responsibility for failing to achieve league promotion".

O'Grady vacated his post in the Treaty County on Sunday night and has since stated that he was "appalled" by the failure of the County Board to retract a statement attributed to the Limerick management team in which they allegedly apologised for Limerick's performances during the league.

The Board met last night to discuss the situation and has issued the following statement to give its side of the story:

"The Management Committee of Limerick County Board convened last night to discuss the resignation of Donal O'Grady as joint manager of Limerick Senior Hurling Team. The Chairman expressed his disappointment at the decision particularly so when efforts were ongoing to finalise an agreed statement clarifying matters arising from the April County Board meeting.

"The Chairman confirmed that the draft statement had included a statement confirming that the joint managers had never apologised for the performance against Offaly, however they had accepted full accountability and taken full responsibility for failing to achieve league promotion. Unfortunately Donal O'Grady was reluctant to agree the statement or engage with a third party intermediary to finalise an agreed statement. In the end he choose to resign his position and informed the Chairman by voicemail before 10pm on Sunday night last.

"Management decided unanimously to confirm TJ Ryan as manager with selectors Mark Lyons and Paul Beery until the conclusion of this year's championship. It was also agreed that the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer in consultation with the team management would identify and appoint a hurling coach as a priority. County Management confirmed their full confidence in the management and team and reaffirmed that every support required to prepare for the Munster Championship will be made available to the management and team." Tweet

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