Babs: Sheedy benefited from my efforts

BABS KEATING has defended his criticism of Liam Sheedy this season and claimed the current Tipperary management has benefited from his controversial second stint in charge of the county seniors.

Keating, who managed the Munster county to All-Ireland successes in 1989 and 1991, returned to the post in 2005 when the side fell to consecutive All-Ireland quarter-final exits and clashed with luminaries such as Eoin Kelly and Brendan Cummins.

An outspoken critic of Sheedy this term, Keating hit out at the Portroe man on the eve of the All-Ireland final – when he voiced displeasure at what he termed his successor’s ‘Riverdancing’ along the sideline during games.