John Kiely: ‘There is a burning desire within Limerick for success’
The Treaty County open their Munster campaign this weekend, with Kiely, 10 months into his tenure as senior boss, expected to field an extremely young side for the clash with Clare. Five players — Kyle Hayes, Ronan Lynch, the Casey brothers (Mike and Peter), and David Dempsey — are in line to make their championship debuts. Three of this group are U21, while the other two were eligible for the grade last year.
Then, there are the likes of Cian Lynch, Barry Nash, and Tom Morrissey, all of whom are still U21 and who could see game-time at Thurles. In Lynch’s case, that’s a given. Factor in, too, Richie English, who will figure in defence and, with midfielder William O’Donoghue ruled out through injury, Darragh O’Donovan and Pat Ryan are not far off the top of the queue for inclusion. None of the last three are more than 22 years old.
