Limerick stars face fitness fight

MICKEY Ned O’Sullivan is sweating over the fitness of a number of key forwards ahead of the Limerick footballers’ Munster Championship opener against Clare on May 21.

Sunday’s NFL Division Two semi-final defeat to Louth was compounded by the torn hamstring Eoin Keating suffered 20 minutes from time, and O’Sullivan will find out today or tomorrow how long he will be without the Monaleen corner-forward.

“He was just back after an operation on his shoulder and this was his first start,” said the Kerry native.