John Kiely hails resilient 14-man Limerick

Limerick 1-25 Offaly 3-15: John Kiely hailed the resilience of his Limerick team as his 14 men got the better of visitors Offaly on Saturday night.

John Fitzgibbon’s red card shortly before half-time, for an overhead pull that connected with the faceguard of Conor Doughan, had Limerick a man down for the remainder of the game.

But the Shannonsiders survived that setback – and the concession of two quick-fire second-half goals – to keep their slim promotion hopes alive.