All’s Well as Ciarán Carey eyes final

Patrickswell 2-24 Adare 0-8: Patrickswell sent out a serious statement of intent at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday crushing neighbours Adare by a whopping 22 points in the Limerick County SHC semi-final. It appeared all so easy, as they booked their place in the final against Na Piarsaigh next Sunday.

Once a formidable force in Limerick hurling, Patrickswell have not been contenders in recent times. Their last county final success was in 2003, while their last final appearance was in 2006. Club legend Ciarán Carey took over the managerial role earlier this year and he is delighted how things have panned out. His team are unbeaten so far in the championship.

“When I came in, I set goals. One of them was the players had to show the proper respect for hurling and they had to show the proper respect and the love for the jersey they were wearing. That was my goal and the rest looked after itself.”