Ryan and Reale call it a day for Treaty

VETERAN Limerick senior hurlers Damien Reale and Donie Ryan will not be involved in new manager John Allen’s plans for next season as they have announced their retirement from the inter-county game.

Allen is set to finalise his first training squad for the 2012 campaign by the end of this week, and in addition to the absence of Reale and Ryan, he is set to include players like Stephen Lucey, Paudie O’Brien, Eoin Ryan, Paudie McNamara, Pat Tobin and Kieran O’Rourke in his initial plans.

Several members of this year’s Limerick Munster U21 winning squad are being tipped for inclusion with Pat Begley, Shane Dowling and Conor Allis amongst those in the frame to receive a senior call-up by the former Cork All-Ireland winning boss. However it is understood that Allen and his Limerick management team will conduct regular reviews of the makeup of their panel, and the door has not been closed on the senior players who are in line to be omitted from the squad.