Gary Kirby predicts good future for Limerick’s Cian Lynch

Limerick hurling’s bright young star Cian Lynch is capable of rolling with the punches at senior level, according to his Patrickswell club-mate Gary Kirby.

The 19-year-old, nephew of Ciarán and Pa Carey, made his league debut against Waterford last weekend and will follow it up with another start when Limerick make the long trip to face Antrim in Ballycastle on Sunday.

In the Waterford Crystal final win over Cork, he picked off four points, one of them a Kevin Broderick-style score: he soloed the ball then lifted it over a Cork defender’s head and caught the ball on his hurley before sending it over.