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Anthony Daly: John Kiely's final mission could cement Limerick's place among the greatest

Anthony Daly expects an epic All-Ireland final, with Limerick's experience ultimately proving decisive against an improving Galway side

Anthony Daly previews the All-Ireland hurling final, backing Limerick to edge Galway in what he expects to be an epic contest. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 - 03:36

Anthony Daly

Two‑time All‑Ireland–winning captain and former Dublin and Clare manager, Anthony Daly, is a much-respected pundit and columnist as well as ringmaster in chief on the hugely-popular Dalo’s Hurling Show.

It was documented during the week how John Kiely filled two notebooks last autumn with the thoughts and reflections of everyone connected to the Limerick hurling squad in 2025, sitting down for 63 meetings, all lasting between two and three hours. Wow.

If you were to work that amount of time into a schedule, say a 9am to 5pm working day (and we’ll give John an hour for lunch, which I think he deserves!), accounting 2.5 hours for every meeting, that’s effectively a block of work lasting 23 days. If you say a six-day week, with one five-day week thrown in (a Bank Holiday!), that’s a full month’s work. Wow. Again.

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