Studies come first for Hannon and Lehane

TWO of the country’s brightest young hurling talents are set to put their senior intercounty championship debuts on hold due to their Leaving Cert commitments this summer.

Cork attacker Conor Lehane and Limerick defender Declan Hannon have both linked up with their respective county squads over the past couple of months to gain senior experience yet neither will feature in the early stages of the Munster senior championship and will instead focus on their studies.

The Leaving Cert commences this year on Wednesday June 8th with the Cork seniors facing Tipperary on May 29th in the quarter-final while the Limerick seniors play Waterford in the semi-final on June 12th. Lehane and Hannon both played for their county U21 teams last summer despite still being eligible for the minor grade, yet neither county is in action until the Munster U21HC until July.