Eamonn Cregan is reported to have been reinstated as Limerick hurling manager less than a week after tendering his resignation.
The reports follow an emergency meeting of the executive committee of the County Board late last night.
Cregan stepped down as Limerick boss earlier this week, apparently over differences with the county board with regards dual players (players playing both hurling and football). Cregan has consistently aired his view that there is no place in the modern game for dual players, an opinion not shared by the Limerick board.
As tensions grew, Cregan received a letter from the board requesting that he "refrain from giving any comment in relation to the issue of dual players".
Cregan subsequently sent his own letter of resignation, stating that he "had lost the confidence and trust of these people [the county committee]" and would step down with effect from 25th March.
Cregan, now in his fifth year in charge of the Limerick hurlers, had been approached by members of the senior panel during the week and it is thought this may have influenced his decision to return to the county fold.
It is not yet clear whether Mossie Carroll, the Limerick selector who replaced Cregan as hurling manager on Wednesday, will revert to his position on the panel of selectors.
Limerick are currently second in Division 1B of the National Hurling League and will play the winners of the Tipperary v Clare clash in this summer’s Munster championship.