Limerick click into overdrive to hand Offaly reality check

Offaly’s devastating performance against Dublin at Croke Park in the first round of the Allianz Hurling League was a distant memory yesterday as they were swatted aside by Limerick at Bórd na Móna O’Connor Park.

After the contest their manager, Kevin Martin, spoke about how the rising levels of expectation in the county weren’t well handled by his team.

“People around the county were up on a high after last week” said the former All-Star defender. “It does filter down to the players, it can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing, it was obviously a bad thing for us today.”