Former Limerick star to link up with Kerry senior hurling team

KILMALLOCK'S Paudie O'Brien will be involved in a senior inter-county setup for 2024 having linked up with Stephen Molumphy and the Kerry hurlers.

O'Brien, who won a Munster title with Limerick in 2013, has come on board with the Waterford man and will take up a defensive coach role with the Kingdom according to the Kerryman.

Kerry missed out on a place in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in 2022 and all thoughts will turn to reaching that decider next year and a place in the Leinster Championship in 2025.

That process will kick up a notch on Sunday when the Kerry SHC final takes place. Fellow Kilmallock man Barry Hennessy is manager of Lixnaw against Crotta O'Neill's in that final. O'Brien reportedly joined the Kerry setup in recent weeks.