Limerick’s glimpse of glory

ON two occasions a year ago, Muiris Gavin was within minutes of captaining Limerick to an historic victory over Kerry in the Munster final.

In the drawn game at the Gaelic Grounds, a couple of late frees dropped short to deny the Shannonsiders, and in Killarney a week later, they surrendered an eight-point lead.

A year on, and the captaincy has been taken over by one of his team-mates, but the desire to beat Kerry is as strong as ever, as Gavin and his colleagues look to finish a job they began 12 months ago.