The maor of Martinstown

IT’S thirty-two years since Limerick won a hurling All-Ireland. Another title would be like the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Two Mile Chase all rolled into one for their most benevolent supporter, JP McManus.

IT is difficult to conceive of a circumstance where JP McManus could be described as your average GAA sponsor, but I've thought of one.

There are very few GAA team sponsorships made purely on financial grounds. Most invest their emotions and dreams without ever honestly concerning themselves with the bottom line. Being close to their heroes is payback. And that's JP McManus.