JOHN KIELY HAS gone with a youthful policy for Sunday’s Munster semi-final against Clare, with five players set to make their senior hurling championship debut for Limerick.
Kiely has turned to players who were involved with him for the 2015 All-Ireland U21 success, in what will be his first championship outing as Limerick senior manager.
The Casey brothers, Mike and Peter, from 2016 All-Ireland senior club champions Na Piarsaigh are selected to start at corner-back and corner-forward respectively.
Their club mate David Dempsey is named at centre-forward while corner-back Sean Finn, a cruciate victim last year, is another member of that successful U21 side.
Kyle Hayes completes the list of newcomers as he is named to start at full-forward. Teenager Hayes captained the Limerick minor side that contested last September’s All-Ireland final against Tipperary.
In all there are only eight survivors from the Limerick team that exited last year’s championship at the hands of Clare in the qualifiers with wing-backs Dan Morrissey and Seamus Hickey also starting on this occasion.
Injury rules out vice-captains Diarmuid Byrnes and Gearoid Hegarty, along with midfielder William O’Donoghue.
Limerick
1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)
2. Sean Finn (Bruff)
3. Richie McCarthy (Blackrock)
4. Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
5. Dan Morrissey (Ahane)
6. Declan Hannon (Adare)
7. Seamus Hickey (Murroe/Boher)
8. Paul Browne (Bruff)
9. James Ryan (Garryspillane – captain)
10. Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh)
11. David Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh)
12. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)
13. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
14. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
Subs
16. Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock)
17. Richie English (Doon)
18. Gavin O Mahony (Kilmallock)
19. Tom Condon (Knockaderry)
20. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)
21. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
22. Pat Ryan (Doon)
23. Darragh O Donovan (Doon)
24. Barry Nash (South Liberties)
25. Colin Ryan (Pallasgreen)
26. Alan Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh)
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Big 3 points for city, they’ll be hard to catch in the Premiership after today’s result
@Flembomb: I was just thinking the same thing
@Flembomb: They’ve been hard to catch since August
@Brian O’Loughlin: “that is the joke”
League decided, you could argue top 4 decided, only the relegation left, best league in the world doubtful, Chelsea were a joke today they should have at least had a go, leaving the two strikers on the bench until the final 10 mins absolute madness
@Paul Friday Shannon: Chelsea play spurs in couple of weeks which they would need a win, if they do they could still sneak top 4 but on current form it’s unlikely they’ll beat spurs.
@Paul Friday Shannon: very negative tactics from Chelsea but would honestly argue City are clearly best side in Europe. I would put them ahead of Barca and Bayern. With Liverpool and Spurs still to play Chelsea will feel that they’ve still a chance at top 4, but given that both Liverpool and Spurs are much better teams right now, hard to see that happening.
@Laura Walsh: Liverpool play Chelsea in the 2nd last game of the season, I’d be hoping Liverpool have top 4 wrapped up by then and ideally trying to cement 2nd.
Delighted to see “Park the bus tactics” fail, fortune favors the brave!
Conte could very well end up managing another certain london club that are hanging around 6th spot next season.
@conex: ideally that would happen. Look what he done last year with Chelsea mediocre defense. If I were the Arsenal board I’d be hoping Conte gets sacked and get him in to replace Wenger.
Can Gary Neville shut his trap even for 5 minutes. Very hard listening to his boring nasal tones
Quality of English soccer is gone too sh*t. Chelsea go to Man City and set up to play for a sad point. Man up and have a go for Fu*k sake, city are pissing the league at least have a go
@John Norton: To be fair on the whole it has probably improved. Look at how much better the English teams are getting on in the Champions League compared to 3/4/5 years ago. Liverpool, City and Spurs of now are playing some fantastic football.
@Porter Paddy: The financial aspect has improved but the overall quality of player and team has decreased in previous years.
@John Norton: How do you know they weren’t playing for a happy point?
They should sign costa