Limerick suffer blow as Allen confirms Hickey will miss league campaign

LIMERICK senior hurling manager John Allen has revealed that he is planning for the vast majority of next year’s National Hurling League without experienced defender Seamus Hickey.

The Murroe-Boher clubman, Young Hurler of the Year in 2007, will be absent for the early months of the year due to study commitments.

Hickey, who won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with UL earlier this year, may not feature in any of Limerick’s National League matches but Allen has confirmed that the versatile star will be available for the Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary on May 27.