Interview: John Kiely is already planning for a Limerick hurling future without him

John Kiely can't imagine how difficult it was for Limerick players to hear five-in-a-row talk "everywhere they went”.

BRAINS TRUST: Limerick hurling manager John Kiely and coach Paul Kinnerk. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

As it never happened, it’s something John Kiely can’t speak to.

He can’t say if he would have stepped away had he guided Limerick to hurling’s first-ever five in a row. All he knows is he hadn’t made any decision up to that All-Ireland semi-final loss to Cork.