Month: September 2021

Limerick 3-16
Galway 2-18

Fintan O’Toole reports from Croke Park

AT THE END of a pulsating hurling summer, a long wait for success has ended.

Limerick have finally got their hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup, Declan Hannon the first man from the county to raise the silver since 1973.

But that 45-year wait nearly dragged on a bit longer as Galway mounted an incredible late rally in injury-time this afternoon. Shane Dowling’s 68th minute goal looked like it would clinch it yet the reigning champions thundered into contention with Conor Whelan and Joe Canning both rattling the net.

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The gap was down to one when Niall Burke floated over a 76th minute point before Graeme Mulcahy notched a crucial score for Limerick seconds later. Canning converted a ’65 and then had one chance at landing a levelling point only for his difficult free from distance to drop short.

Limerick managed to clear their lines, the final whistle sounded soon after and their hurling fraternity exploded in celebration.

Limerick got an injection of confidence in the 16th minute to put them on the right course, Mulcahy pouncing for the opening goal of the game after Kyle Hayes arrowed a pass across. It was a messy score as he scrambled it in and Galway were forced to bemoan their poor defending. Yet for Limerick, the significance of the strike was clear as it arrived moments after Galway had crept in front by 0-6 to 0-5.

That provided the platform for Limerick and when their second goal arrived it had the feel of sealing the matter. Gearoid McInerney tried to gather possession in the Galway defence in the 54th minute but he was robbed by Tom Morrissey, who surged through, kept his cool and finished calmly to the net in front of Hill 16 as Limerick’s supporters celebrated joyously.

Galway chipped away at Limerick’s advantage but when substitute Peter Casey dispossessed Adrian Tuohey, he raced away before passing to clubmate Dowling who knocked his shot into the corner of the net.

That looked like it would seal a comfortable win for John Kiely’s side yet a madcap and dramatic finale ensued before their status as the new kingpins of hurling was confirmed.

Limerick were worthy winners. They were ahead 1-10 to 0-9 at the break and with Hayes outstanding early in the second half, they kicked on to go in front 1-15 to 0-10 by the 44th minute.

Galway kept battling but the timing of those goals by Morrissey and Dowling proved crucial. The excellent Canning and captain David Burke drove them on in style but Limerick had enough of a cushion to hold with their defence repelling the Galway advances.

Scorers for Limerick: Graeme Mulcahy 1-2, Kyle Hayes 0-4, Tom Morrissey 1-1, Shane Dowling 1-0, Aaron Gillane 0-3 (0-2f), Declan Hannon 0-2, Diarmuid Byrnes, Darragh O’Donovan, Cian Lynch, Séamus Flanagan 0-1 each.

Scorers for Galway: Joe Canning 1-10 (1-5f, 0-2 ’65), David Burke, Joseph Cooney 0-3 each, Conor Whelan 1-0, Pádraic Mannion, Niall Burke 0-1 each.

Limerick

1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)

2. Sean Finn (Bruff)
3. Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
4. Richie English (Doon)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Declan Hannon (Adare, captain)
7. Dan Morrissey (Ahane)

8. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
9. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)

12. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)
11. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)
10. Gearóid Hegarty (St Patrick’s)

13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
14. Séamus Flanagan (Feohanagh)
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)

Subs

22. Richie McCarthy (Blackrock) for Casey (inj) (50)
19. Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh) for Hegarty (56)
17. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh) for Flanagan (64)
24. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh) for O’Donovan (67)
18. Tom Condon (Knockaderry) for English (72)

Galway

1. James Skehill (Cappataggle)

2. Adrian Tuohy (Beagh)
3. Daithi Burke (Turloughmore)
4. John Hanbury (Rahoon-Newcastle)

5. Padraig Mannion (Ahascragh/Fohenagh)
6. Gearoid McInerney (Oranmore-Maree)
7. Aidan Harte (Gort)

8. Johnny Coen (Loughrea)
9. David Burke (St Thomas – captain)

10. Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields)
11. Joe Canning (Portumna)
15. Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh)

14. Conor Cooney (St Thomas’)
12. Jonathan Glynn (Ardrahan)
13. Conor Whelan (Kinvara)

Subs

22. Niall Burke (Oranmore-Maree) for Cathal Mannion (45)
17. Paul Killeen (Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry) for Hanbury (57)
25. Jason Flynn (Tommie Larkins) for Conor Cooney (59)
18. Seán Loftus (Turloughmore) for Coen (60)
16. Fearghal Flannery (Padraig Pearses) for Skehill (inj) (61)

Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

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AFTER 45 YEARS of shattered dreams, Limerick are the All-Ireland senior hurling champions once again.

John Kiely’s side beat Galway by a single point, 3-16 to 2-18, after the defending champions came up short in their attempt to pull off a most remarkable comeback at the death.

There was no shortage of stars in green with 20-year-old Kyle Hayes in particular distinguishing himself with four points from play.

Declan Hannon turned in a captain’s performance from the heart of the Limerick defence while Mike Casey was immense in marking Johnny Glynn until injury forced the Na Piarsaigh man off with 20 minutes to play.

Joe Canning was at the heart of Galway’s remarkable comeback, finishing with 1-10, including a blistering free in additional time which put the Tribesmen on the brink of the impossible.

Who was man of the match in today’s All-Ireland senior hurling final?

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TOM MORRISSEY REFUSED to use the word ‘unbelievable’ after Limerick’s All-Ireland triumph, because he always believed that this team would end the Treaty famine.

Morrissey’s second-half goal helped Limerick to take control against Galway as they put one hand on the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1973.

But John Kiely’s side had to call on every ounce of their character to hang tough as Galway scored two late, late goals to whittle Limerick’s eight-point lead down to a single point at the death.

“We were eight points up and fair dues to them, true champions that they are, they stayed battling right to the end,” an overjoyed Morrissey told RTÉ afterwards.

“They gave us an awful scare — I’d be lying if I didn’t say that — but we just had the mental strength to stay going right until the end. Seventy-eight minutes today, our bodies are in bits, but it’s definitely worth it.

Watch Tom Morrissey grabs Limerick's second goal in the All-Ireland final #GALvLIM #RTEGAA pic.twitter.com/xMYldlUAr3

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 19, 2018

“We were kind of expecting the eight minutes, there were a lot of stoppages in the second half, but it still doesn’t make it any easier when you see it going up on the board.

“A few of us were starting to cramp and the bodies were starting to give up but the minds kept going and that’s the important thing and it got us over the line.”

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He added: “I won’t say it’s unbelievable because I fully believed that we would win today, but it’s fairly close to it, I’ll tell you that much.”

Morrissey had even more reason to savour victory as well with his brother Dan lining out in the half-back line.

“It’s my first time ever winning anything with Dan so it’s a special moment for the two of us,” he said.

“One to savour, one for us and one for the family and the club of Ahane. We’re going to enjoy it.”

"The minds kept going" – Limerick's Tom Morrissey part summation of their All-Ireland triumph #rtegaa #GALvLIM pic.twitter.com/qGvsjj35O4

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 19, 2018

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LIMERICK WILL HOST a homecoming celebration at the Gaelic Grounds tomorrow to welcome home the county’s All-Ireland hurling champions, who overcame Galway in a nail biting clash at Croke Park on Sunday.

John Kiely’s side ended a 45 year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup with a dramatic 3-16 to 2-18 victory — recording the county’s eighth All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and a first since 1973.

Thousands of supporters watched on from the Gaelic Grounds as Declan Hannon lifted the famous trophy, and the venue will play host to a homecoming party on Monday that will feature musical acts Beoga — fronted by Limerick woman Niamh Dunne — as well as The Blizzards and DJ Mark McCabe.

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A massive party is planned at the home of Limerick GAA as supporters will get a chance to welcome home their heroes – the first Limerick team to bring the Liam McCarthy Cup to the Treaty County in 45 years,” said a press release on Sunday.

“Limerick City and County Council in association with Limerick GAA are inviting supporters to come and join the free family-friendly party at the homecoming in an expected capacity crowd in the Gaelic Grounds.

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Gaelic Grounds final whistle..#limerickvgalway #AllIrelandFinal2018 #Limerick pic.twitter.com/DhfutwYBeI

— Tomás O Mainnín (@omainnintomas) August 19, 2018

“The homecoming is a ticket-only event with free tickets available from Eventbrite.ie from 6pm this evening.”

The Liam MacCarthy Cup will arrive at 7pm, with gates opening at 4.30pm.

The statement added: “In the interests of health and safety the last admittance to the Gaelic Grounds for supporters will be 6.30pm.

“Liam McCarthy is due to make his first appearance in the Gaelic Grounds around 7pm as the victorious team is welcomed onto the stage to have a chat with RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey.”

Tickets can be downloaded for free here.

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LIMERICK FELT LIKE ‘second-class citizens’ during their long, barren years in the hurling wilderness.

They’ll enjoy this one.

“This group has phenomenal belief in its own ability, its own resolve, and that never-say-die attitude,” Treaty boss John Kiely told RTÉ.

“We’ve worked so, so hard and Galway pushed us all the way in that last 10 or 15 minutes. It was really difficult on the lads to hold their nerves and find those last vital scores but they did.

“We felt over the last 45 years that we were always second-class citizens when it came to hurling, we were always the bridesmaids, and today we got over the line. I’m just so happy for everybody here in this stadium and at home in Limerick.”

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Goals from Graeme Mulcahy, Tom Morrissey and Shane Dowling helped Kiely’s side dethrone reigning champions Galway and bridge a 45-year gap to the county’s last success in 1973.

Dowling’s goal two minutes from time put Limerick into what appeared to be an unassailable eight-point lead, but Galway hit two goals of their own in additional time to set up a frantic finale.

“They just don’t know what it is to give up,” Kiely said of his team’s resolve.

“They keep going, keep going, and never say die. It was really difficult there in the last few minutes and they still found a way to do it. There’s no substitute for hard work, that’s the bottom line.”

How did those final minutes feel, with Galway seemingly closing on them with every puck of the ball?

“Horrendous, absolutely horrendous, but is that what you have to do to get what we have now? We’ll take it.”

"We were always the bridesmaids – but today we got over the line" – John Kiely #rtegaa pic.twitter.com/O7n3DOgXbV

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 19, 2018

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IT TOOK A while to get going, but the end to that All-Ireland final was truly something special.

Limerick did all the hurling up until the last 15 minutes or so, but Galway will consider themselves a little unlucky not to come away with a draw after roaring into life down the home straight.

If they had sent the tie to a replay, it would have been one of the great All-Ireland final robberies. They came agonisingly close to doing it.

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Let’s backtrack a little before we get into the nuts and bolts of this game. In the weeks leading up to this final, John Kiely’s main concern would have been ensuring his players showed up on the biggest day of their careers.

All-Ireland finals at senior level are a different occasion than anything this young group would have experienced before. Right after the semi-final finished, he turned his attention to shielding his players from hype in the build-up to today. The performance they delivered indicates Kiely nailed that department.

Things were looking a little ropey for Limerick five minutes into the game with five wides probably a sign of their nerves. If they carried on like that, it could have been another one of those days for the Treaty in Croke Park, but that’s not how it transpired.

From a tactical point of view they did everything right and even though they were fluffing chances, their hurling looked far crisper.

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Galway have put in two long years on the road – this was their ninth game of the summer. Sometimes you think you’re doing as much as you were the year previous and you’re convinced you have the same motivation levels but the second season is always so much harder.

Limerick were the fresher team and dominated the majority of the game. One aspect of their play I found very interesting was how their forwards retreated on James Skehill’s puck-outs and left the Tribe full-back line free. Skehill ended up going short with a lot of his restarts and Galway tried to run the ball out from the back.

The six Limerick forwards were up for the challenge and you could see it was something they really worked on. The first guy on the scene would stop the ball carrier and then two more forwards would flood in to dispossess the Galway defender. The Tribe corner-backs kept trying to take on their man and come out with the ball, but that risky ploy meant they were inevitably going to cough up possession on occasion.

They pulled out this tactic right from the off and it worked throughout the game. I was surprised Galway didn’t try to move it through the lines rather than running it from deep.

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Graeme Mulcahy’s 16th-minute goal arrived at a stage when Galway were creeping back into the game. Galway could have been awarded a free out for Seamus Flanagan’s hefty challenge on Padraic Mannion, but when Kyle Hayes picked up possession he showed remarkable composure to play it across to Mulcahy.

Remember, this guy is just 20 and only in his second season of senior inter-county hurling. Mulcahy’s goal was a bit freakish and arrived after a couple of mistakes from Galway backs but Limerick deserved credit for how they worked it. It put them back in the driving seat during a half where only one Galway forward scored from play – Joseph Cooney.

David Burke and Padraic Mannion also hit the target from play but Micheal Donoghue would have been reasonably happy to go in four down at the break. Galway failed to get going in the opening 35 minutes and the deficit didn’t do justice to Limerick’s dominance.

We were spoiled with games in this championship but the first period was very stop-start and well below the standards we’d gotten used to. The main talking point at the interval was the amount of wides each side hit – Galway with nine and Limerick with 11.

Kiely wouldn’t have minded too much that it was a scrappy game. Galway were awarded a couple of questionable frees before half-time that reduced the gap from six to a much more manageable four.

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The Hayes challenge on Canning was never a free and I initially thought James Owens stopped play due to a head injury on the Galway forward. The other soft one was when Cian Lynch tracked back to dispossess Conor Whelan.

The Munster outfit had another couple of wides to start the second period and it didn’t really spark for them until Tom Morrissey’s goal in the 54th minute. It epitomised Limerick’s work-rate, particularly the way the forwards hassled and harried their men.

Gearoid McInerney was coming out with the ball when Morrissey picked his pocket beautifully. He still had a lot of work to do and showed great skill to flick the ball up and finish one-handed into the net.

Limerick were firmly in the driving seat by now but they didn’t score again for 13 minutes as Galway cracked into gear. Canning kept them hanging onto Limerick’s coattails with four from play and a few frees, but goals were needed if they were to put doubts in the Limerick minds.

Shane Dowling touched the ball twice when he came in, but one of those was his brilliant finish into the net in the 67th minute. Kiely deserves credit for holding Dowling in reserve. The temptation was surely there to start him after he turned the game against Cork, but keeping him as an impact sub proved the right call.

Peter Casey replaced Flanagan, who made a huge contribution on the inside line alongside Aaron Gillane and Mulcahy. The movement from that trio was outstanding and they had the Galway full-back line in the horrors all day.

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Gillane and Flanagan were constantly out in front and collecting the ball in the channels and they made the right decision when they collected the ball. When you’re half-back and your full-forwards are sprinting into space like that it makes your job a hell of a lot easier.

Mulcahy worked his socks off and fittingly landed the insurance point at the end. Flanagan had a great chance to wrap it up with a goal prior to Dowling’s finish, but it his effort was bravely saved by Skehill. When Dowling’s opportunity arrived, he showed his experience with a deft finish instead of blasting it at the goals.

When Whelan found the net with a fine catch and finish in the 71st minute, Galway kicked on and enjoyed their best spell in the game. It could have gone either way in those closing stages after Canning’s stunning goal from 21m free dragged them within touching distance. It had to be a pretty special strike to tuck that free into the top corner with five or six fellas on the line, but we’ve come to expect that quality from Canning.

The Portumna man had a very difficult chance to equalise near his own 45 at the death, but it proved just outside his range. When it dropped short and it was cleared, the referee sounded the long whistle and the title was Limerick’s.

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Watching those guys celebrating on the field afterwards you only realise how young they are. It’s hard to beat young, fresh kids who’ve got nothing to fear.

It was frightening to see the composure they showed on the biggest day. When things weren’t going their way with all the wides they had, they showed belief to keep plugging away and kept trying to do the right things.

Nickie Quaid deserves a mention for his super save late on, even though he ended up touching the ball on the ground for the 21m free that Canning buried. As expected, Limerick’s bench had a major impact and outside of Dowling, Casey made an important block as Galway chased a late score.

Declan Hannon was a real leader from centre-back. When you go into an All-Ireland final marking Canning, you’re just hoping to keep his score down but Hannon broke forward for two massive points in the opening half. One thing I noticed from his speech before accepting the Liam MacCarthy was the amount of people he name-checked from Kiely’s backroom team.

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They had something like 20 involved in the management team, including three or four strength and conditioning guys, a similar number of statisticians and a performance coach. It just shows the level of detail they put into every game. Every base was covered from Kiely’s point of view.

Limerick have raised the bar in those stakes and they must be on a par with most professional outfits. I can’t imagine Munster rugby would have much more than 20 or 25 involved in their backroom set-up.

That level of detail must have given the players huge confidence when they took to the field all season. When you’re looking to bridge a 45-year gap without the big prize, that’s the sort of forensic attention to detail required to get over the line.

In the end, it all came together and they won by a single point. It’s going to be a wild couple of weeks on Shannonside.

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1. Nickie Quaid and Cian Lynch celebrate

2. Galway’s Paul Killeen sits devastated on the Croke Park pitch

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3. Galway manager Micheal Donoghue congratulates John Kiely

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4. A picture is worth a thousand words for Shane Dowling

5. Darragh O’Donovan plays a game of catch with the Liam MacCarthy

6. A Limerick fan tries to kiss the trophy through the perspex on Hill 16

7. Micheal Donoghue and selector Noel Larkin

8. Johnny Glynn

9. Limerick captain Declan Hannon lifts the cup

10. Cian Lynch finds his family in the crowd…

11. … and celebrates on the pitch with his mam, Valerie

12. Seamus Hickey with Ellen, Anna, Patrick and Matthew

13. Tom Condon with his son Nicky

14. David Reidy, Barry Nash and Kevin Downes

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1. Limerick end 45-year famine

OF ALL THE sides to start out in the All-Ireland SHC this season, only Dublin and Waterford have endured longer waits than Limerick without the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

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After five successive defeats on the All-Ireland final stage (1974, 1980, 1994, 1996 and 2007), the Shannonsiders finally ended their wait without the big prize. It’s incredible to think John Kiely has delivered an All-Ireland crown in just his second year in charge.

Limerick’s team was largely made up of their victorious U21 side from 2017. Unlike the three-in-a-row All-Ireland U21 winning teams of the early 2000s, Limerick have managed to follow underage success by harvesting the big prize.

Skipper Declan Hannon and the rest of his team-mates have achieved hero status within their county.

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2. Below-par Galway

Galway boss Micheal Donoghue accepted afterwards that his side were ‘a tad off’ the pace in Croke Park this afternoon. A late surge wasn’t quite enough to deliver back-to-back crowns for the Leinster champions.

Aside from Joe Canning, David Burke, Padraic Mannion and Joseph Cooney, no other Galway players could claim to have won their individual battles. Galway had just 0-9 on the board after a wasteful first-half where they shot 10 wides.

They never really found their groove until the closing stages when they desperately tried to pull the game out of the fire. Of their 25 trips to the All-Ireland final, Galway have finished runners-up on 20 occasions. It was their third defeat at this stage since 2012.

3. Limerick’s awesome defence

The battle of Jonathan Glynn on Mike Casey was built-up as one of the key match-ups in this decider and so it transpired. Despite giving up five inches on Glynn, Casey gave a masterful display and kept the Adrahan forward extremely quiet.

Galway’s diagonal ball into Glynn failed to generate any sort of joy. Casey was content to bat away the deliveries and prevent Glynn from plucking the sliotar from the sky. Either side of Casey, Richie English and Sean Finn also dominated their battles. It must have been hugely frustrating for the Galway defenders to see ball after ball cleared from the Limerick rearguard.

Casey’s 50th-minute withdrawal due to injury was a big reason for Galway’s late surge and they rattled the back of Nickie Quaid’s net twice after the Na Piarsaigh full-back departed the action.

At the far end, the tackling and work-rate of the Limerick forwards was exceptional. They set the tone right from the off and managed to turn over the Galway backs on a number of occasions, including for Tom Morrissey’s goal.

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4. Lower quality than the rest of the summer

After an epic summer of hurling, this All-Ireland final failed to hit the lofty standards set earlier in the championship. That was until Galway came agonisingly close to overturning a nine-point deficit with a stirring late comeback.

There were as many wides as scores in a sloppy opening period with nerves probably a factor. But the nine minutes of stoppage-time at the end of the second-half was just about as exciting as anything we’ve witnessed in 2018.

Galway appeared on a slow march to the unlikeliest of victories after goals from Conor Whelan and Joe Canning which arrived after the regulation 70 minutes. In the end Canning stood over a long-range free from well inside his own half, but it didn’t have the legs.

When Tom Condon cleared, Limerick became the fourth county to lift the All-Ireland in as many seasons. We might not be far off the revolution years of the 1990s.

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5. Limerick’s impressive road to the title

Limerick became the first side to go all the way in the new All-Ireland SHC structure and it capped off a stunning championship where they beat hurling’s traditional ‘Big Three’ of Tipperary, Cork, Kilkenny, in addition to last year’s beaten finalists Waterford and reigning champions Galway.

Their eight-game run to the title is surely one of the most impressive All-Irelands ever won. It’s no coincidence that the county with the deepest panel prevailed in the new system which saw extra games introduced into the provinces in the form of a round-robin format.

Over the coming days the focus will turn to individual honours. Declan Hannon has been installed as the bookies favourite to win Hurler of the Year, while his team-mates Graeme Mulcahy, Aaron Gillane and Cian Lynch are also in with a strong shout. Joe Canning and Padraic Mannion could claim the honours if a Galway man is selected.

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ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS LIMERICK have seven players on The Sunday Game’s Hurling Team of the Year, with three for runners-up Galway.

Beaten semi-finalists Cork and Clare both have two players apiece, while Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy is the only representative from a county outside this year’s final four.

The team was selected by a panel of seven RTÉ pundits: Brendan Cummins, Anthony Daly, Cyril Farrell, Jackie Tyrrell, Donal O’Grady, Eddie Brennan and Ken McGrath.

In addition, the seven pundits unanimously endorsed Galway’s Padraic Mannion as their Hurler of the Year.

The Sunday Game 2018 Hurling Team of the Year

1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)

2. Sean Finn (Limerick)
3. Daithi Burke (Galway)
4. Richie English (Limerick)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Limerick)
6. Declan Hannon (Limerick)
7. Padraic Mannion (Galway)

8. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)
9. Cian Lynch (Limerick)

10. Peter Duggan (Clare)
11. Joe Canning (Galway)
12. Tom Morrissey (Limerick)

13. Graeme Mulcahy (Limerick)
14. John Conlon (Clare)
15. Seamus Harnedy (Cork)

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LIMERICK FORWARD KYLE Hayes has been named man of the match in today’s All-Ireland hurling final.

Hayes, who finished with four points from play, was instrumental as the Treaty ended their 45-year wait to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

The 20-year-old beat his captain Declan Hannon and Galway star Joe Canning — who scored 1-10 in defeat — to the prize.

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“We’re the lucky few,” Hayes said from the Limerick celebration banquet in the Citywest Hotel.

“We’ve made the final step to get over the line.”

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