Limerick duo nominated for Hurler of the Year Award

It is a first time nomination from both who were named on the All-Star team in 2021.

Limerick defensive duo Barry Nash and Diaramid Byrnes have both been included in the three-man shortlist for the 2022 PwC Hurler of the Year. They are named alongside Kilkenny’s TJ Reid.

Nash and Byrnes are two of Limerick’s twelve nominated for All-Stars with the 45-man nomination list released this morning.

Last year, three Limerick men made up the shortlist as Cian Lynch beat out Sean Finn and Kyle Hayes.

Byrnes will be hoping to replicate his club mate Lynch, who is just the second ever two-time winner of the award alongside Henry Shefflin.

The wing-back is the bookies favourite and was also named as the Player of the Year by the Sunday Game in the wake of Limerick’s three-in-a-row success.

Byrnes also shattered the record for most point scored by a defender in a single championship campaign as he plundered over 0-36 across seven outings.

Barry Nash was a pillar of strength in the Limerick full back line as he continues to revolutionise the game. he kicked off his year with a brace of points from play against Cork and didn’t relent throughout the summer, dovetailing his defensive duties with his attacking flair.

The South Liberties man picked up a maiden All-Star last year and is certain to add to that this time around.

2015 Hurler of the Year TJ Reid completes the shortlist following another incredible year from one of the games all-time greats. The Ballyhale man finished as the leading scorer with 2-65 as he just missed out on a sixth All-Ireland title.

In three of the last four years, the Hurler of the Year has come from John Kiely’s squad with Cian Lynch becoming Limerick’s first in 2018. Gearoid Hegarty was honoured in 2020 with Lynch doubling his tally last year.

The Hurler of the Year, as well as the Hurling Team of the Year will be announced live from the All-Stars banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on RTE on Friday 28 October.