Shane Kelly names 32-man Limerick U20 Football Panel

The Newcastle West native takes over the squad which is captained by Fr Caseys’ Diarmuid Buckley.

Shane Kelly has named his 32-man Limerick U20 Football Panel for the 2023 season which begins with the Liam O’Connor Cup before the start of the championship in April.

Limerick will have Leinster opposition in the Liam O’Connor Cup and home advantage for their Munster Championship quarter-final against Waterford on April 10. If they win then they will travel to Cork the following week.

Kelly can call upon a number of the side that featured in the Munster quarter-final win over Waterford last year including vice-captain David O’Shaughnessy. He hit the net in that win, as did Darragh Murray who remains on the side. Elsewhere, Eoin McGrath, Aaron Neville, Emmet Rigter, Padhraic McMahon, Darragh Bridgeman, Zach McCarthy and Garry Sheehan all played in that 2020 quarter-final.

McGrath, McMahon, Murray, Bridgeman and O’Shaughnessy all started in the win over Waterford in the 2020 Munster Minor football quarter-final in the Gaelic Grounds.

Fr Caseys’ Diarmuid Buckley is the team’s captain after helping his club to Limerick Premier U21 County honours in December.

Kelly has also chosen an extensive backroom team.

Limerick U20 Football Management Team

• Shane Kelly (Manager)
• Damian Fitzgibbon (Selector)
• John Walsh (Selector)
• John O’Grady (Selector)
• Mikey Lyons (Coach)
• James Kelly (Coach)
• Dermot Dineen (Goalkeeping Coach)
• Dearbhail Foley (Strength & Conditioning)
• Angela Hogan (Physio)
• Kieran Barrett (Kitman)
• John Lynch (Liaison Officer)

Limerick U20 Football Squad

1. Ballybrown Jamie Behan
2. Ballybrown Bobby Smith
3. Ballysteen Padhraic McMahon
4. Ballysteen David O’Shaughnessy (Vice-Captain)
5. Bruff Colm O’Loughlin
6. Dromcollogher/Broadford Tommy Ryan
7. Feenagh/Kilmeedy Diarmuid Ryan
8. Feohanagh/Castlemahon Ciarán O’Sullivan
9. Fr.Caseys Diarmuid Buckley(Captain)
10. Fr.Caseys Marc Nolan
11. Fr.Caseys Ronan Quirke
12. Galbally Eoin McGrath
13. Galbally Jack O’Keeffe
14. Galtee Gaels Zach McCarthy
15. Kildimo/Pallaskenry Gary Sheehan
16. Knockaderry Michael Molloy
17. Monaleen Darragh Murray
18. Mungret/St.Pauls Daragh Bridgeman
19. Mungret/St.Pauls Frank Corcoran
20. Mungret/St.Pauls James Killian
21. Mungret/St.Pauls Jack McCarthy
22. Mungret/St.Pauls Oisín Moss
23. Mungret/St.Pauls Ciarán Uwatse
24. Na Piarsaigh Wayne Kearns
25. Newcastlewest Sean Geraghty
26. Newcastlewest Aaron Neville
27. Newcastlewest Emmet Rigter
28. Pallasgreen Tadgh Hourigan
29. St.Kierans Lorcan Murphy
30. St.Kierans Craig MacInnes
31. St.Kierans Sean Ryan
32. St.Patricks Shane Cross