The interim chairman of the proposed new football club in Limerick has said they withdrew their application for membership in the League of Ireland due to legal threats. Treaty United had been given approval by the FAI to apply for a licence to compete in the national underage leagues and fill the void that was expected to be left by Limerick FC. He also turned his attention to a project that was initially titled as Limerick United before it emerged that the name had been registered by O'Sullivan a decade ago. The new Treaty United group included Tommy Barrett, the Limerick FC manager from last year, with ex-Limerick City and Council CEO Conn Murray coming in as interim chairman. Read MoreIt now appears that Limerick FC are now planning to field teams at underage level this year - rather than putting their energies into the senior side - to further confuse the First Division picture.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2020 18:11 UTC