A few days before the All-Ireland hurling final, the Tipperary supporters club placed on record their praise for the ‘27-man support structure’ and ‘army of experts’ assembled by Liam Sheedy.

Cork 6-13 Limerick 2-18

ANDREW O’SHAUGHNESSY isn’t too keen on dwelling on the latter end of 2009. And who could blame him. Twelve months ago he was one of the 12 Limerick hurlers sensationally dropped from the county panel with manager Justin McCarthy citing commitment and discipline issues as the chief reasons behind the axing.

THE Staker Wallace junior GAA club in Co Limerick hasn’t much of a profile. There is little or no silver in the trophy cabinet.

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent