Limerick GAA - knocked down, but will get up again

Sidney · February 28, 2019, 6:06pm

23 years to the very day since the last Munster championship game there.

anon78624367 · February 28, 2019, 6:07pm

bennet got a hat trick and was only 16 I think.

We had a poor enough team looking back at it but there was a lot expected of them at the time. Huge hype around the Dow even then

Fagan_ODowd · February 28, 2019, 6:11pm

That was a great atmosphere. They let 17,000 in to that.

Aristotle · February 28, 2019, 6:23pm

Was Stephen rather than Shane though.

Considering how we had done in minor between 2005 and then, it was a good team. 4 or 5 All-Ireland medallists from it isn’t the worst.

We had bate Cork in the semi which was where the hype was coming from, I suppose. Mike Fitz & Kevin O’Brien would have been on it too. Dan Morrissey should have been full-back and BOC centre-back or midfield.

anon32894817 · February 28, 2019, 6:35pm

I dont ever remember hype about dowling. I remember hannon being the talk of the county for a few years alright. The only lad since shaughs there was real hype about.

myboyblue · February 28, 2019, 6:37pm

Laois drew with Carlow in Dr Cullen

myboyblue · February 28, 2019, 6:44pm

ciarancareyshurlingarmy · February 28, 2019, 6:56pm

There was loads of hype for Dowling. Won the feile skills and played harty at 15

dodgy_keeper · February 28, 2019, 7:02pm

The Dow walked all over Cork that year at minor in the Gaelic Grounds before we played Waterford.

anon32894817 · February 28, 2019, 7:04pm

I guess i saw him play a fair bit. Where as hannon i dont ever remember playing against or seeing him play. I remember the dow playing centre back and hannon centre forward for ard scoil ris.

anon32894817 · February 28, 2019, 7:06pm

Did not play in cork that year? I remember they played cork two years in a row. 2011 and 2012. Lost to waterford after extra time and clare in extra time.

Ashman · February 28, 2019, 7:08pm

As well

ciarancareyshurlingarmy · February 28, 2019, 7:15pm

There was a cracking harty final in the gaelic grounds when tony kelly took them on.

Cian lynch and ronan lynch had the hype as well.

anon32894817 · February 28, 2019, 7:18pm

I guess it’s different now with twitter and so much online coverage.

Breaking_my_balls · February 28, 2019, 7:22pm

Cathal O’Neill is the current underage prodigy.

myboyblue · February 28, 2019, 7:27pm

Are you high?

Julio_Geordio · February 28, 2019, 7:33pm

There’s as many of them that don’t make it as do.

Magner Flynn was supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread 4 years ago.

Aristotle · February 28, 2019, 7:43pm

Was he really? Don’t ever remember that. Good for a goal but compared to the likes of O’Neill, Lynch, Hannon & Dowling; nowhere near that level of hype.

The_Most_Infamous · February 28, 2019, 7:57pm

You really can’t bate a bit of hype.

Julio_Geordio · February 28, 2019, 8:04pm

There was a great hype around Pa Kirby as well as a young fella.

What happened Dylan Dawson? Another great hope recently enough