THE LIMERICK hurling crisis is expected to come to a conclusion tonight when club delegates discuss the ongoing saga at a county board meeting in Claughaun.

Clubs have been given the opportunity to express their views as the fate of the county’s senior hurling team manager, Justin McCarthy, hangs in the balance.

McCarthy has alienated members of the 2009 Limerick senior hurling panel after 12 were axed from his plans for next year before nine others walked away in protest. Following weeks of stalemate, the matter will come to a head tonight, with county board sources indicating McCarthy will be either endorsed for another season or removed from his position.

After clubs air their opinions, it is expected that a vote will be taken on McCarthy’s future and the latest view in Limerick is that the Cork native will survive. County board PRO Helen Cross said that McCarthy’s position is “the one item on the agenda. Everybody will be given an opportunity to voice their opinions. We will see how they feel about the situation. It’s hard to know what they’re thinking.

“I thought that this would be sorted two weeks ago but it remains the central issue. It remains inconclusive but let’s hope we can put it to bed after this meeting.”