O’Brien awaits fate after being sent off in club game

LIMERICK hurler Mike O’Brien faces an anxious wait ahead of the Shannonsiders Guinness Munster SHC semi-final against champions Waterford on June 1.

O’Brien was sent off in a county SFC game while playing for Ballylanders at the weekend and the length of his suspension is dependent on the referee’s report on the incident. Under the recently adopted rule change at Congress, certain offences incurred with a club would not merit suspension at intercounty level. However, if the match official cites a player for a more serious offence, then the individual would be unavailable for selection at all levels. O’Brien will discover his fate, later in the week.

Ironically, Ballylanders produced the shock of the round when defeating last year’s beaten county finalists Adare which contained O’Brien’s intercounty colleagues, Mark Foley and Conor Fitzgerald.