Representatives from the Limerick footballers are set to meet the County Board on Monday as the fallout from the Munster Council’s decision to seed the Munster SFC championship continues.
Cork and Kerry will be seeded in separate semi-finals in this autumn’s 2026 Munster senior football championship draw by virtue of their league positions this season. The Munster Council proposal sees the top two in the previous year’s Allianz League seeded. The decision was ratified for a three-year period beginning in 2026.
Limerick boss Jimmy Lee previously said his players have been “knifed in the back” by their county board and its decision to support the move. Players and management will meet with the County Board to air their frustration.
Limerick are set to host a County Committee meeting on Tuesday and the Munster championship draw is on the agenda. Several clubs are understood to have already voiced their own grievances with the vote.
Clare GAA chairman Kieran Keating labelled the change “unjust and indefensible”.
“It’s disappointing that it’s been introduced now in this sort of short order based on positions in a league that’s already finished before the decision has arrived at,” he told Clare FM.
Players from the four non-seeedd counties, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford, met last week to evaluate “potential next steps.”
“The meeting took place following individual conversations between the squad reps and the Gaelic Players Association,” a GPA statement said.
“Players from all four counties are deeply disappointed and concerned by the decision and have agreed to consult with their respective county boards to ascertain the full circumstances around the vote taken. They will also be evaluating potential next steps in response.
“The four squads will continue to keep in contact on this matter and engage with the Gaelic Players Association.
“No further comment will be made at this time.”