Limerick secure all three Hurler of the Year candidates, get 15 All-Star nominees

It’s the third occasion in six seasons that all 15 of the Liam MacCarthy Cup victors have been honoured — Tipperary’s full complement comprised a third of the 45 in 2016.

Diarmaid Byrnes, right, and Cian Lynch of Limerick, both nominated for All-Stars while Lynch is in the running for Hurler of the Year. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Limerick have equalled the all-time record PwC GAA-GPA All-Star nominations haul of 15, in turn emulating their impressive return from 2018.

Their collection is one more than last season’s and all three of the hurler of the year nominees hail from the All-Ireland winning team — three-time All-Star Seán Finn, former young hurler of the year Kyle Hayes and Cian Lynch who is aiming for his second such accolade in the space of four seasons.