RAY Dempsey has unveiled his starting selection for Saturday’s National Football League opener against recent McKenna Cup winners Derry at Owenbeg.
The side is notable for the return of Seán O’Dea at full-back.
Goalkeeper Donal O’Sullivan and midfielder Iain Corbett retain their joint captaincy for 2023.
There are positional switches aplenty from the team that fell to Cork in the McGrath Cup Final the weekend.
Limerick: Donal O’Sullivan (Monaleen); David Connolly (Adare), Seán O’Dea (Kilteely/Dromkeen), Barry Coleman (Rathkeale); Brian Fanning (Pallasgreen), Cillian Fahy (Dromcollogher/Broadford), Michael Donovan (Galbally); Cian Sheehan (Newcastle West), Iain Corbett (Newcastle West); Paul Maher (Adare), James Naughton (St. Senan’s), Gordon Brown (Na Piarsaigh); Adrian Enright (Fr. Casey’s), Cathal Downes (Kildimo/Pallaskenry), Davy Lyons (Adare).
Substitutes: Aaron O’Sullivan (Pallasgreen), Jim Liston (Gerald Griffins), Tony McCarthy (Kildimo/Pallaskenry), James Molyneaux (Dromcollogher/Broadford), Colm McSweeney (Gerald Griffins), Eoin O’Shea (Monaleen), Tommy Griffin (Gerald Griffins), Killian Ryan (Mungret/St. Paul’s), Hugh Bourke (Adare), Robbie Bourke (Adare), Peter Nash (Kildimo/Pallaskenry).
