Limerick hero Seamus Hickey steps away with grace

Seamus Hickey, who yesterday retired after a 13-year inter-county career, is expected to be the sole departure from Limerick’s All-Ireland-winning panel.

Richie McCarthy’s cruciate ligament injury, sustained in early September, will keep him sidelined for the first half of 2019, but the 31-year old Limerick defender is not believed to be considering inter-county retirement.