Heffernan perturbed at Ryan’s rejection

Limerick GAA vice-chairman Pat Heffernan says he feels like he has been “kicked in the pants” after fellow officers decided not to back his recommendation that Tom Ryan be installed as the county’s new intermediate hurling team manager.

Heffernan led a five-man sub-committee handed the task of filling the vacancy and he worked quickly alongside Paul Foley, Gerdie McGrath, Mike Cunningham and Paddy Kelly.

But when the quintet put forward Ryan’s name for the job, Heffernan’s fellow management committee members blocked the move.