Newcastle West’s Joe Lee is the team manager. A senior selector under manager Maurice Horan, Joe is brother of Limerick senior manager Billy Lee.
Former Limerick dual player James Ryan (Galbally) is the team coach with selectors Ollie Coffey (Hospital-Herbertstown) and Michael Lenihan (Mountcollins).
LIMERICK PANEL : Eliah Riordan, Jack Quinlivan, Sean Kilbridge, Shane O’Connell (all Fr Caseys); Eoin McGrath, Josh Dineen, Peter O’Dwyer, Shane Hanrahan (all Galbally); Conor Galvin, Frank Corcoran, James Killian (all Mungret St Pauls); Mark Donnellan and Tom Marsden (both Ahane); Cormac Woulfe, Rory O’Connor (both St Senans); Eddie Murphy O’Connor, Tomas Sheahan (both Askeaton-Ballysteen); Michael O’Mahony, Michael Southgate (both Adare); Caillum Hedderman (Ballybricken-Bohermore); Conor Stack (Feohanagh-Castlemahon), Conor Twomey (Croom), Daniel Geraghty (St Kierans), Darragh O’Keeffe (Fedamore), Dylan O’Sullivan (Kilteely-Dromkeen), Jack Corkery (Knockaderry), Jamie Baynham (Monagea), Killian Bennett (Bruff), Mark Walsh (Galtee Gaels), Micheal Cuddihy (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Patrick Dolphin (Kilpeacon-Crecora), Rian McBrearty (Monaleen), Ruadhan O’Connor (Newcastle West), Shane O’Donoghue (Ballylanders).
They aren’t great I’d say . The quality in this year’s championship would be down a good bit on last few years . The well will be very hard beat and are very balanced .
Ahane have a very young team. Its more or less their minor team who are one of the favourites to win the county minor hurling championship this year plus Ciaran Barry, William Brennan and Ronan Reale. The vast majority of their players attend Castletroy College so hopefully they’ll be a lot more competitive in the Harty cup next season than what they have been for the last couple of years.
I didn’t notice him the night we played them, but he should be underage too?
They did have a few very good players, I just didn’t think they looked like county champion material. They had a fella Murrihy who was very good, and Ronan Fox, who was centre-forward. Ciaran Barry was good too. They had another fella in midfield who was very lively too, can’t remember his name.
I forgot about Dan Minehan actually, he must be injured. He’s without question their best hurler. Adam Murrihy has been on Limerick underage hurling teams all the way up along so I would assume he’s on the Limerick minor hurling panel this year. Ciaran Barry will more than likely start in the full back line for the Limerick U20’s and the midfield player your thinking of is probably Cian Casey who was on the Limerick minor hurling panel last year and is underage again this year.