RTÉ stats man Dave Punch: 'There is definitely a pride in Limerick hurling now'

Dave Punch won an incredible 12 county SHC titles with Patrickswell

Dave Punch gets his hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup after Limerick’s All-Ireland SHC final win over Galway in 2018. Punch deals with facts, those that can be delivered instantaneously, bearing in mind the live nature of TV and radio.

Like he was 40 years ago when Limerick met Galway in that year’s All-Ireland final, Dave Punch will be i lár na páirce on Sunday. Only this time he’ll be above centrefield in the middle of the Upper Hogan Stand, helping to call the game.

Punch and Marty Morrissey first cross paths in 1984 as Morrissey provided radio commentary of the Patrickswell-Sixmilebridge Munster final. But it was during those three glorious years (2000-2) for Limerick’s U21s when Punch was a selector to Dave Keane that the pair became well acquainted.