Dempsey departure not a factor in Treaty defeat, insists new boss Fitzgerald

Limerick's loss to Kildare sees them drop down.

INTO THE BREACH: Limerick manager Mark Fitzgerald during the game against Kildare at TUS Gaelic Grounds. Picture: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

The exit of Ray Dempsey as Limerick football manager two weeks ago and the disruption caused by a mid-season managerial change was not put forward as a contributory factor in the defeat that relegated the Treatymen to Division 3.

Mark Fitzgerald, who moved from coach into the bainisteoir’s bib following Dempsey’s departure on March 10, said there had been no in-camp disruption as a result of the change in management.