Limerick footballers have people talking again. Now for action

Ian Ryan remembers the buzz of bygone years but says promising spring campaign can bloom into something even more meaningful 

Real momentum: Limerick and Billy Lee carry renewed hope into Saturday's Championship opener. Photo: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

Limerick people want to talk about the Limerick footballers.

Local interest isn’t always the most foolproof metric to gauge the graph of a county team, but in the case of Billy Lee’s outfit, the growing conversations on Shannonside run in perfect tandem with the recent progress of the Treaty footballers.