It's Cork first up for Limerick minor hurlers in Munster Championship

DONAL O'GRADY will begin his reign as Limerick minor hurling manager on Friday evening. Limerick take on Cork in the opening round of the Munster minor hurling championship this evening in the TUS Gaelic Grounds at 7pm.

O'Grady was part of the Limerick senior hurling backroom team between 2020 and 2024. Ger Kelleher, Tom Murphy, Brian Sexton, Jody Hannon and Liam Reale are all part of the Limerick minor hurling management team this year.

Ger Kelleher has previously managed his own club Dromin-Athlacca. Offaly native Tom Murphy was part of the Doon management team last year that won their first Limerick senior hurling championship title. Jody Hannon, brother of Limerick senior hurler Declan Hannon, and Bruree clubman Brian Sexton are also part of this year's minor management team.

Hannon and Sexton were involved with the academy squads last year. Liam Reale has been involved with the Castletroy College Dr Harty Cup team.

Na Piarsaigh's David O'Keefe has been announced as the Limerick minor hurling captain for the 2025 season. Six of last year's squad are part of this year's minor hurling squad which include David O'Keefe, Danny Sheehan, Paul Murphy, Rory Hanley, Cathal Dennehy and Sean Fitzgerald.

Gavin O'Brien, who is brother of Shane O'Brien, is also part of the panel. O'Grady has replaced Shane Dowling as the Limerick minor hurling manager.

Last year proved a disappointing campaign for Limerick where they tasted four defeats during the Munster MHC.

Newcastle West's Scoil Mhuire agus Ide won the All-Ireland Senior ‘C’ post primary hurling championship this month.
Three players from the Newcastle West school are part of the minor squad which include Gavin Thompson, Cathal Kiely and Conor Hough.

LIMERICK MINOR HURLING SQUAD: Conor Fitzpatrick (Adare), Eamonn O'Sullivan (Adare), David Moran (Ahane), Michael Hanley (Ballybricken/Bohermore), Rory Hanley (Ballybricken/Bohermore), Billy Gavin (Ballybrown), Sean Flanagan (Blackrock), John O'Riordan (Bruff), Paul Murphy (Castletown/Ballyagran), Sam Collins (Crecora/Manister), Sean Óg Cahill Hayes (Croom), Diarmuid Crowe (Doon), Cathal Dennehy (Glenroe), Kyle McCarthy (Glenroe), Cian McNamara (Hospital/Herbertstown), Shane Carroll (Kildimo/Pallaskenry), Jackie Dwane (Kilmallock), Gavin O'Brien (Killmallock), Conor Hough (Monagea), Cathal Kiely (Monagea) Peter Scully (Monaleen), Killian Begley (Mungret/St Pauls), Oisin Donnelly (Mungret/St Pauls), Sean Fitzgerald (Murroe/Boher)Rian Horgan (Murroe/Boher), Fintan Sherdian (Murroe/Boher), Alex Kearns (Na Piarsaigh), Marcus Murphy (Na Piarsaigh), David O'Keeffe (Na Piarsaigh), Danny Sheehan (Na Piarsaigh), Shane Waters (Na Piarsaigh), Ryan Foley (Patrickswell), Eoin Hennessy (Patrickswell), John Murray (Patrickswell), Evan Ryan (South Liberties), Gavin Thompson (St Kierans), Paul Collins (Tournafulla).