In Gillane absence, Limerick young guns must reprise spring promise

Aaron Gillane's injury-enforced absence for Limerick's trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh means Cork do not have to find an answer to one of hurling's toughest conundrums

After a string of impactful showings, the new Limerick attacking spine of Aidan O’Connor and Shane O’Brien didn’t enjoy a very fruitful League final outing. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Limerick’s spring had two main themes. In no particular order, you had reinvigoration of the collective and you had a new generation of green leaders announcing their arrival.

Going into the League decider earlier this month, there was no greater demonstration of the increased responsibility assumed by this emerging group of twenty-somethings than the Limerick scoring chart.