John Kiely has appealed to the GAA to allow Limerick and Tipperary wear jerseys promoting the Dillon Quirke Foundation when they meet in the Munster SHC at Semple Stadium on May 21.

It comes after Joe Brolly criticised the GAA top brass for banning teams from promoting charities on their jerseys in his Sunday Independent column last weekend.

The decision hasn't gone done well with Tipperary and Limerick either who had agreed to wear the Dillon Quirke Foundation jersey in memory of the former Tipperary hurler who died suddenly while playing for his club at the Thurles venue last summer.

"Firstly, I met Dan Quirke [Dillon’s father] last November. We discussed doing something. We were all very much of the mind that we would like to help in whatever way we could, make a contribution in whatever way we could to the Foundation," Kiely explained to RTÉ.

"This concept was put forward that the Foundation emblem would be put on the jersey for that one game between ourselves and Tipperary. We had agreed to do that. We were very happy to do that. And that afterwards the jerseys would be handed back to the Foundation for them to auction – that was the concept.

"I feel his situation is that little bit unique in that he died playing the game that he loved, on one of the most hallowed surfaces of all in Semple Stadium.

"I think his situation is different to wider charitable causes. I think there is a distinct difference here.

"We’re very much open to finding some solution to that particular difficulty. If we can help in any way, we will. We will be open to that."

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