‘It was never about Gerry Bennis. It was Patrickswell and Limerick’

Gerry Bennis, former Limerick GAA chairman

‘It was never about Gerry Bennis. It was Patrickswell and Limerick’
Fri, 25 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Agentle colossus might sound like a contradiction in terms but that’s what Gerry Bennis was. For Patrickswell and Limerick, he was just that. Influential without being overbearing. Forceful without being dictatorial. It was a balancing act he truly mastered.

“He was a leader among leaders,” says his nephew Gary Kirby.

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