Hegarty leads Limerick

GER Hegarty leads the Limerick minor hurlers into Munster championship action on Wednesday evening next, April 29 in the Gaelic Grounds.
The former Limerick hurler in joined in the county management team by Brian Finn, Natal O’ Grady and Gerard Murphy.
Tipperary, one of the favourites for the All-Ireland, stand in Limerick’s way in the quarter-final.
If Limerick progress to the semi-final, they will play Cork on June 24.
If Limerick fail in the quarter-final, they will enter the backdoor route against either Clare or Waterford on May 6.
The Limerick panel is backboned by six members of the Ardscoil Ris side that reached the Dr Harty Cup sem-final - Sean O’Brien, Shane Dowling, Declan Hannon, Niall Kennedy, Tom Nolan and Kevin Downes.
Members of the John the Baptist side from Hospital that won the Munster senior B hurling championship are also key - Aaron Murphy, Bryan Cleary, Paudie Ahern, David Murphy. Two other members of the panel also tasted Harty Cup action with Doon CBS - Michael Barry and Cathal McNamara. Limerick have injury concerns over Sean O’Brien and Declan Hannon.

Panel: Kevin Downes, Niall Buckley, Shane Dowling (all Na Piarsaigh), Sean O’Brien, Thomas Nolan, Nigel Foley, Niall Carrig (all Patrickswell), William Griffin (Kildimo), Brendan Mullins (St Patricks), Bryan Cleary, Liam O’Shea (both Knockainey), Kevin Palmer (Blackrock), Cormac Behan (Croom), Aaron Murphy (Hospital-Herbertstown), Thomas Ryan (South Liberties), David Murphy, Paudie Ahern (both Kilteely-Dromkeen), Darragh Lyons (Ballybricken), Cathal McNamara, Michael Barry (both Doon), Michael Ryan, Darren Dunlea (both Murroe-Boher), Declan Hannon, John Fitzgibbon (both Adare), Mike Flynn (St Kierans), Stephen Foley, Tom McMahon (both Croagh-Kilfinny), Mark Ranahan (Askeaton), Niall Kennedy (Granagh-Ballingarry), Thomas O’Callaghan (Monagea).

Jerome O’Connell