End of year reviews scheduled

LIMERICK GAA officials are to schedule end of year review meetings with both Justin McCarthy and Mickey Ned O’Sullivan.
The Limerick hurling management have one year remaining in their deal while the term of Mickey Ned O’Sullivan has ended.
Limerick GAA chairman has confirmed to Leader Sport that he has spoke to Justin McCarthy and that the Cork man will be remaining in charge.
“Myself, the secretary and the treasurer will sit down around a table with the hurling management to see where we go from here and what we need to do differently,” said Lenihan.
“There is no quick fix,” said chairman Liam Lenihan on Wednesday.
“Lifting The Treaty is in place and we must remember that it will be the clubs that will save hurling.


“We need a vibrant club scene with top class coaching,” said Lenihan.
Meanwhile Limerick Football Board officials are to meet with out-going county football manager Mickey Ned O’Sullivan.
The former Kerry All-Ireland-winning captain is due back from holidays this week and is to meet with Limerick GAA officers.
The All-Ireland qualifier loss to Meath earlier this month signalled the end of O’Sullivan’s current one-year term and his fourth season in all at the helm of the Limerick seniors.
“We want to meet with the out-going management before we proceed any further,” confirmed Limerick Football Board chairman John Galvin.
Speaking after the loss to Meath in Portlaoise Mickey Ned O’Sullivan was non-commital about his future.
“For the players they are young, Mickey Ned is not young,” he said at the time.
“What ever decision I make is irrelevant because there are 12 guys in this management structure and whatever way it will be a collective decision. There are 12 people in our management team - I am only the spokesperson,” said O’Sullivan.
Last October O’Sullivan was granted a one-year extension to his time on Shannonside and back 12 months ago the Kenmare man was the only choice of Football Board officials.
Within the county there is now a groundswell of support for change.
However, Football Board officials will be aware that members of the Limerick panel are very much in favour of coach Donie Buckley remaining. Buckley managed the Clare seniors in 2006, but he harbours no aspirations for a return to management - preferring the role of team coach. The Castleisland native joined the Limerick set-up towards the end of the 2008 league.
If O’Sullivan was to be overlooked, it appears essential that Buckley be retained to work with another manager.
When O’Sullivan was reappointed last October, another possible candidate muted at the time was Tom McGlinchey.
The man from the Clyda Rovers club in north Cork led Tipperary to the 2002 Munster senior football final and took Cork to a replay. The Limerick-based Garda is in his third year as coach to Ballylanders - helping them to the county title in 2007.
McGlinchey could be one option if Mickey Ned O’Sullivan was not to given a fifth year in charge.
Another option could see Limerick look to Liam Kearns once more.
Kearns managed Limerick for six years from 2000 and then took charge of Laois in 2007 and 2008.

Jerome O’Connell