Davy Fitzgerald slammed the abuse he and his family have been subjected to this year following Wexford's All-Ireland SHC Round 1 qualifier loss to his native Clare.

The Wexford manager criticised the ‘small bunch of people that create problems’ in the Banner County where his father Pat is the county secretary.

"I’ve experienced the toughest year that I’ve ever experienced in GAA," he told the media after his side exited the championship.

"The way myself and my family have been treated is an absolute and utter disgrace. The way I felt all week, I didn’t even know if I wanted to come into this game to tell you the truth.

"I’ll put it to you like this – in Clare, the biggest problem we have is a small bunch of people that create problems. They think they’re helping and they’re not and I’m going to put it to you like this – very simply – I’m a simple person that loves GAA.

"My dad, who I’m extremely proud of, has done an unbelievable job. The amount of abuse and stick and criticism that he has taken, unwarranted, is not justified.

"And can I say to people, people have brothers and sisters, mams and dads. People have people that actually care about them and what people in the media in Clare have done is absolutely disgusting.

"What people on social media have done is disgusting. What one or two people – one or two clubs – have done, instead of looking at themselves and how they can make their teams better, they have tried to pull us into a place that we don’t need to be.

He added: "The amount of support I have got from within 90% of Clare clubs is absolutely incredible. It is only the few who need to stop, need to stop, and need to work together."

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