News round-up: John Meyler has been ratified as the new Wexford hurling manager for a three-year term which will be reviewed annually - something that has become a common prerequisite at intercounty level.

Meyler won an All-Ireland medal with Cork in 1986 as an unused substitute in the final, but initially played for Wexford before joining St Finbarr's in Cork. He replaces Séamus Murphy, whose two-year reign ended with a 12-point defeat to Clare in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

The six-man sub-committee also interviewed Kilkenny's 1993 All-Ireland winning captain Eddie O'Connor and former Limerick player Pat Herbert before deciding on Meyler as the sole candidate to be put before the county delegates at last night's board meeting.

In Laois, former Portlaoise manager Tommy Conroy and under-21 manager Seán Dempsey, from St Joseph's, have been named as selectors under new football manager Liam Kearns.

Conroy guided Portlaoise to the All-Ireland club final in 2005 while Dempsey has managed the under-21 panel since under-14 level, picking up a minor AllIreland title in 2003.

Offaly hurling manager John McIntyre has appointed two of Offaly's 1981 All-Ireland winning side as his selectors, Paddy Kirwan and Aidan Fogarty. Both men were part of the first Offaly under-21 side to win a Leinster championship and were aboard the senior panel who brought All-Ireland senior success to the county for the first time in 1981.

Kirwan served Offaly senior hurlers as selector in 2003, under Mike McNamara, and was manager of Offaly's last minor team to win a Leinster title, in 2000. He has managed a number of senior hurling club teams in Offaly, Tipperary and Laois.

Fogarty has been resident in Kilkenny for some time where he has helped establish O'Loughlin Gaels as one of Leinster's most respected hurling sides. He twice lifted Offaly's Seán Robbins Cup as captain of St Rynagh's.

The 51,000-capacity Limerick Gaelic Grounds is set to get floodlights pending planning permission being granted by the city council. Delegates to this week's county board meeting approved a € 1.5 million system, with the Munster Council and Croke Park prepared to contribute € 750,000.

County board chairman Denis Holmes acknowledges they might face problems in getting full planning permission as there are a number of large housing estates in the vicinity.

The Limerick senior hurling final between Patrickswell and Bruree will be played at the venue on Sunday.