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Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch and teammates head to Boston
Cian Lynch and teammates head to Boston. Pictured are 3 year old hurling fan Alexander Marsh and Grandmother Sandra Marsh, Aer Lingus, Pat Foley, Airport Operations Manager and Stacey Mitchell, Aer Lingus, with All Ireland winning Limerick Hurlers Darragh O’Donovan, Kyle Hayes, Dan Morrissey, Cian Lynch, Graeme Mulcahy and manager John Kiely at Shannon Airport on Wednesday morning on their way to the Fenway Hurling Classic in Fenway Park in Boston, as part of the Players Champions Cup in a Super 11’s format tournament with each semi-final lasting 40 minutes. Picture: Arthur Ellis.
Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch and teammates head to Boston
Newly crowned Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch and a number of his fellow All-Ireland medal winners turned heads of loyal Limerick fans among Shannon Airport passengers and staff today as they were Boston bound for this weekend’s Fenway Classic.
And the much-celebrated winners of the county’s first All-Ireland title in 45 years were, as ever, generous with their time as they signed autographs and posed for photos with fans ahead of their Aer Lingus flight this afternoon.
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The Cian Lynch and the Limerick lads, together with Clare, Cork and Wexford opponents, will swap mid-teen temperatures of home for almost freezing conditions in Boston ahead of Sunday’s tournament.
3 year old hurling fan Alexander Marsh and his grandmother Sandra Marsh, Aer Lingus, get their hands on the Liam McCarthy cup at Shannon Airport on Wednesday morning on it’s way to the Fenway Hurling Classic in Fenway Park in Boston, as part of the Players Champions Cup in a Super 11’s format tournament with each semi-final lasting 40 minutes. Picture: Arthur Ellis.
Said Shannon Airport Managing Director Andrew Murphy: “We had Galway last year, Clare when they won the All-Ireland in 2013 and now Limerick coming through with the Liam McCarthy cup. The common denominator was not just that but the way the guys all held themselves.
“The Limerick lads, like those before them, are just brilliant ambassadors for the game. The stopped, chatted, signed autographs, took photos with people, no problem. It certainly made a lot of peoples’ day here today as you could see the admiration that they are held in. They were a pleasure to have through the airport.”
In addition to Cian Lynch, others travelling through Shannon included fellow All-Stars Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey and Graeme Mulcahy.
The side trained four times for the special tournament and the semi-finals will see Limerick paired with Wexford and Clare against Cork. Just 11 players take to the pitch for each side and only goals count, while there is no limit to the number of substitutions. The matches are divided into two halves of 20-minutes each.
A goal scored from within the defensive zone is equivalent to three points while a goal scored from outside the defensive zone is equivalent to five points.
The game takes place in one of the most famous stadiums in the world of sport, Fenway Park – the home of the Boston Red Sox.
The games run consecutively and will be screened live on TG4.
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