'Selfless and honest' - John Kiely tribute to captain as emotional Hannon joins Christy Ring in the pantheon

The Limerick captain was more emotional than usual after Sunday's final win

Declan Hannon of Limerick celebrates after the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Cork and Limerick in Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Declan Hannon now rubs shoulders with Christy Ring, Mikey Maher and ‘Droog’ Walsh in the pantheon, as a three-time All-Ireland winning captain. But that's not the reason he was more emotional than usual following Limerick's third success in four years.

“Having the supporters back makes a massive difference to us and it was probably the most emotional I was after a game in a long time," Hannon said, speaking on The Sunday Game.