John Kiely gives charity shout-out minutes after epic Limerick Clare clash
MINUTES after watching Declan Hannon lift the inaugural Mick Mackey Cup John Kiely took the time to gave a charity shout-out.
After watching his players put their bodies on the line to overcome a superb Clare team the Limerick hurling manager gave credit to another man who went through the pain barrier.
"I want to give a shout to a man by the name of John Rooney. He is after cycling 700kms over this weekend for the Bluestack Special Needs Foundation," said John at the end of an interview with RTÉ.
"There is a lot of guys in our group that are connected to him through that and we just want to wish him well, thank him for his efforts and say well done to him too," continued the man who has now led Limerick to four Munster final triumphs in a row.
John Rooney (pictured above) is a retired Donegal detective garda who cycled for 700km from Clare to Ballyshannon.