Glum O’Mahony bemoans O’Shaughnessy’s absence

LIMERICK captain Gavin O’Mahony has described as ‘heartbreaking’ the fact that clubmate Andrew O’Shaughnessy is not involved with the county setup as they prepare for next Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Waterford in Thurles.

O’Shaughnessy announced his retirement from the intercounty game earlier this year and O’Mahony, who won a county senior title with O’Shaughnessy for Kilmallock last year, has paid tribute to the former attacker.

“It’s heartbreaking for him and it’s heartbreaking for all of us not to have him in the dressing-room. I can’t speak highly enough of him. When we were underage growing up he was the man in Kilmallock. That probably went right across Limerick as well.