Hickey calls for personal touch

Seamus Hickey has called for Limerick to put a personal development plan in place for each of their up-and-coming players so the county can maximise the talent coming through the underage ranks.

The defender believes at least five of Limerick’s minor side which lost last Sunday’s final to Kilkenny can make the step-up to senior. They include Ronan Lynch, Cian Lynch, Barry Nash, Andrew La Touche Cosgrove and his own Murroe-Boher club-mate Conor Byrne, who is minor again next year.

“I see a load of potential and a load of talent there so that’s five straight away but again, you take it with a measure of calm that these guys aren’t ready to come on and light up senior. They need to be brought in to nurture and develop, instead of bringing them in and expecting them to hurl. I would like to see a proper plan in place for personal development rather than they throw you into the mix and see how you do.”