LIMERICK will face Clare this Sunday 13 afternoon in Foynes in the quarter final of the Mc Grath Cup. Throw in is at 2pm. This will be Limerick’s first competitive game of the new season and manager Maurice Horan will use the game to blood some new talent on the 2013 panel.
Horan will face Mick O’Dwyer on the sideline on Sunday. The Kerry legend saw his new Clare outfit defeat Limerick IT by 18 points at Milltown-Malbay, 1-20 to 1-02.
The Banner led by 1-11 to 1-00 at the break and there was no way back for the students as Clare added nine points after the resumption.
Clare, who defeated Limerick in last season’s Munster championships will be favourites for this early season clash, having already played a competitive fixture.
Last weekend, the Limerick Senior football team played their first match of 2013 when they played University of Limerick UL in St Patrick’s field.
The final score of Limerick 1-11, UL 1-9 proves that Limerick are yet to hit top form. Horan’s charges lined out as follows, which was a pretty strong team for such an early stage.
Brendan Donnelly (Na Piarsaigh), Damien Quaid (St. Mary’s/Sean Finns), Cian Coady (Na Piarsaigh), Lorcan O’Dwyer (Pallasgreen), Steven Lavin (Adare), John Riordan (Fr Casey’s), Pa Ranahan (Ballysteen), Tom Lee (Ballylanders), Paul Kinnerk (Monaleen), James O’Meara (Ballysteen), Darragh Treacy (St Kieran’s), Danny Neville (Ballysteen), Derry O’Connor (Fr Casey’s), Ger Collins (Monaleen), Ian Ryan (St Senan’s). Subs: Mike O’Keeffe (NCW), Mike Sheehan (Fr Casey’s), Sean Sheahan (St Mary’s/ Sean Finns) and Paudie Browne (Fr Casey’s).
Meanwhile, the Limerick U/21 football team played Tipperary in Thurles on Sunday 6. Limerick lost out to the Premier, 3-9 to 1-7.
The Limerick Team lined out as follows;
James O’Mara (Fr Casey’s), Brendan McCarthy (St Kieran’s), Garrett Kennedy (Claughan), Brian O’Sullivan (NCW), Adrian Stackpool ( St Mary’s/Sean Finns, Shane O’Connor (Fr Casey’s), Kevin Brosnan (Monagea), Denis O’Dea (Kilteely/ Dromkeen), Paul White (St Mary’s/Sean Finns), Steven Power (St Marys/Sean Finns), Kieran Larkin (Banogue), Pat O’Donnell (Galbally), Danny Frewen (Ballylanders), Francis O’Riordan (St Senan’s), Jamie Lee (NCW).
The Limerick Senior Football panel for the upcoming McGrath Cup and NFL games is as follows;
Browne, Paudie Fr. Casey’s.
Buckley, Seanie Dromcollegher-Broadford.
Coady, Cian Na Piarsaigh.
Collins, Ger Monaleen.
Cooke, John Bruff.
Corbett, Iain Newcastlewest.
Donnelly, Brendan Na Piarsaigh.
Galvin, John Croom.
Kelly, Stephen Newcastlewest.
Kinnerk, Paul Monaleen.
Lane, Andy St.Senan’s.
Lavin, Stephen Adare.
Lee, Thomas Ballylanders.
Lucey, Stephen Croom.
McCarthy, Johnny St.Kieran’s.
Neville, Danny Ballysteen.
O’Brien, Bobby Bruff.
O’Carroll, Seamus Cappagh Kilcornan.
O’Connor, Derry Fr.Casey’s
O’Connor, Eoghan St.Mary’s/Sean Finns.
O’Donovan, Jim St.Kieran’s.
O’Dwyer, Lorcan Pallasgreen.
O’Keeffe, Mike Newcastlewest.
O’Meara, James Ballysteen.
O’Riordan, Mark Croom.
O’Sullivan, Donal Monaleen.
Quaid, Damian St.Mary’s/Sean Finns.
Ranahan, Pa Ballysteen.
Riordan, John Fr.Casey’s
Ryan, Ian St.Senan’s.
Scanlan, Brian Gerald Griffin’s.
Sheehan, Michael Fr. Casey’s.
Sheehan, Sean St. Mary’s/ Sean Finns.
Treacy, Darragh St.Kieran’s.
