Ryan hails ‘character’ of his never-say-die Shannonsiders

TJ Ryan wasn’t hard pressed for an answer when he was asked what made the difference for Limerick yesterday: character.

Just as he was aware of the vagaries of the game and but for those fantastic few final minutes, he could have been forced to play a different tune, he recognised that defiant attribute in the team.

“When you win, everything you did looks like the right decision but in fairness to the lads, they showed tremendous character. We were maybe going on about it for the last couple of weeks, the fact that we were still Munster champions, and that crown was still with us.