Hurling’s managerial carousel had already picked up considerable pace by the time Kilkenny returned up the steps of the Hogan Stand in early September, several high-profile figures opting off the merry-go-round.

Former Cork hurlers Charlie McCarthy, Seán O’Gorman and Pat Mulcahy will form part of the committee charged with finding the county’s new senior hurling manager.

Anthony Daly is in the shake-up to be appointed the next Limerick minor hurling manager after the surprising decision by Leo O’Connor to step down after one year in charge.

Clare GAA chiefs don’t yet know if the highly regarded Paul Kinnerk will return to his coaching role with the county’s senior hurlers.

Paul Beary lives and breathes with them several hours a week but even he is mystified by how Limerick manage to look so brilliant in summer when they have been so brittle in spring.

Nickie Quaid is Limerick’s sole major injury concern ahead of Sunday week’s Munster semi-final against Tipperary.

Limerick hurling coach Paul Beary believes Declan Hannon must learn to trust in his own capabilities, claiming the young forward exerts far too much pressure on himself.

Limerick senior hurling selector Paul Beary says Wexford’s hurlers have provided the "story of the Championship" with their thrilling wins over Clare and Waterford in the last two weeks.

When Donal O’Grady stepped down from his position with Limerick on April 22, there was panic in the county, real fears that the vacuum created couldn’t be filled in time for the challenge they faced against Tipperary in Thurles in the Munster semi-final.

I questioned on Saturday how many tight games this Tipperary team had won, thought this might be the one. I was wrong, they came up short again, and in their home ground.

Limerick chairman Oliver Mann last night called for unity as Dave Clarke was ratified as senior hurling selector at a monthly meeting that passed off with little or no incident.

Limerick’s hurling coach for the remainder of the 2014 campaign will be current selector Paul Beary, manager TJ Ryan confirmed in Charleville.

Limerick chairman Oliver Mann last night defended the county board executive’s statement in the wake of former co-manager Donal O’Grady’s claim that it attempted to discredit him.

Limerick hurling manager TJ Ryan last night issued a statement expressing his dismay at the crisis which has rocked the county following the shock departure of Donal O'Grady on Sunday night.

I can still hear the hurt as well as the dignity in Seán Stack’s voice.

Na Piarsaigh manager Sean Stack is contemplating a seat in the stand when his charges come face to face with his beloved Sixmilebridge in Sunday’s AIB Munster Club SHC quarter-final.

Kevin Downes says “everything’s in place” for him and the Limerick hurling squad with the return of TJ Ryan and Donal O’Grady as co-managers on Shannonside.

Donal O'Grady and TJ Ryan are back in charge of the Limerick senior hurling panel, having been ratified at a special County Board meeting in Claughaun tonight.