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great article in one of the papers today about Mark Keane from Limericks U21 treble team of 2000-2002. A great great side that ultimately didn't go on to Senior success...Sean O'Connor just another name from that team that fell away..anyone else?..(no point straying out into other counties now, keep it Limerick as they are in the final and haven't won in 45 years despite a good return at underage in the last 20 years or so) Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 17/08/2018 14:51:21 2134065 Link
Replying To Fairplayalways: "great article in one of the papers today about Mark Keane from Limericks U21 treble team of 2000-2002. A great great side that ultimately didn't go on to Senior success...Sean O'Connor just another name from that team that fell away..anyone else?..(no point straying out into other counties now, keep it Limerick as they are in the final and haven't won in 45 years despite a good return at underage in the last 20 years or so)" limerick had some unbelieveable talent on those teams that never won anything after..... mark keane eoin foley peter lawlor brian geary anfrew o shaughnessy conor fitz damien reale to name a few . munsterchamps (Limerick) - Posts: 1097 - 17/08/2018 15:00:41 2134069 Link
Probably easier to name those who did than those who didn't!! StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 17/08/2018 15:03:01 2134070 Link
Read the Mark Keane story....sad one at that. I'm glad he got his life back on track. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 17/08/2018 15:37:26 2134080 Link
Replying To munsterchamps: "limerick had some unbelieveable talent on those teams that never won anything after..... mark keane eoin foley peter lawlor brian geary anfrew o shaughnessy conor fitz damien reale to name a few ." in fairness, Andrew O'Shaughnessy (hope he is good now health wise) Damien Reale, Conor Fitzgerald all went on and had a decent few years with the Seniors, the ones who NEVER made any impact at all in senior, maybe done one season and were heard of no more I am curious about...Gavin O'Mahony another who would be there Sunday but for retirement too... Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 17/08/2018 15:59:04 2134089 Link
Shaughs was a good one, just really unlucky with a serious illness. Dodge was a great old soldier for Limerick too up to last year if I am not mistaken. Wayne McNamara wasn't too bad either. Damien Reale and Eoin Kelly had epic battles in 2007, I wonder if they are still friends after it. Here is a good article on those players from the Limerick Leader: http://limerickgaa.ie/limericks-u21-hurling-hat-trick-careers-of-39-players-from-2000-02-reviewed/ I think Lucey and Begley were better footballers, playing football and hurling definitely distracted that group. Pretty sure Conor Fitzgerald played plenty of football for Limerick too. The other boys on the list were all good hurlers but not standouts. This current group doesn't seem to play much football at all and Limerick football is at its lowest point in about 25 - 30 years. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 17/08/2018 16:27:31 2134093 Link
Replying To Killarney.87: "Shaughs was a good one, just really unlucky with a serious illness. Dodge was a great old soldier for Limerick too up to last year if I am not mistaken. Wayne McNamara wasn't too bad either. Damien Reale and Eoin Kelly had epic battles in 2007, I wonder if they are still friends after it. Here is a good article on those players from the Limerick Leader: http://limerickgaa.ie/limericks-u21-hurling-hat-trick-careers-of-39-players-from-2000-02-reviewed/ I think Lucey and Begley were better footballers, playing football and hurling definitely distracted that group. Pretty sure Conor Fitzgerald played plenty of football for Limerick too. The other boys on the list were all good hurlers but not standouts. This current group doesn't seem to play much football at all and Limerick football is at its lowest point in about 25 - 30 years." Lucey and Begley were the first big two names to emerge to the seniors from those U21 teams...they were that good management were unsure where to play them.... Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 17/08/2018 16:36:31 2134094 Link
in 2000 we won under 21 hurling and got to under 21 football final , brian geary (now a hurling selector) stephen lucey (now doctor lucey) and brian begley played both finals , mark oriordan conor fitzgerald and colm hickey played the football and I think were on hurling panel all bar hickey played in 2007 final gearoid hegarty played senior football for limerick in 2014 and 2015 hopefully hopefully we have new heroes come sunday youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 17/08/2018 16:47:54 2134095 Link
Replying To youngmunstersman: "in 2000 we won under 21 hurling and got to under 21 football final , brian geary (now a hurling selector) stephen lucey (now doctor lucey) and brian begley played both finals , mark oriordan conor fitzgerald and colm hickey played the football and I think were on hurling panel all bar hickey played in 2007 final gearoid hegarty played senior football for limerick in 2014 and 2015 hopefully hopefully we have new heroes come sunday" Hegarty has the perfect physique for football alright, was he good when he played football? Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 17/08/2018 18:44:11 2134117 Link
Goal keeper Timmy Houlihan was another from this group that got kicked into touch fairly suddenly. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1909 - 18/08/2018 00:04:05 2134160 Link
Replying To Bon: "Goal keeper Timmy Houlihan was another from this group that got kicked into touch fairly suddenly." now the goalkeeper coach , he played senior for few years , then brian murray took over youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 18/08/2018 13:03:01 2134218 Link
Replying To Killarney.87: "Hegarty has the perfect physique for football alright, was he good when he played football?" he was good now alright youngmunstersman (Limerick) - Posts: 80 - 18/08/2018 13:03:46 2134219 Link