The Limerick manager John Kiely isn’t too please with the fixture clash between inter county and colleges hurling this coming week.

Kiely says Limerick will be down to the bear bones of the panel due the clash with the colleges.

He did say Cork will be in a similar situation, have a look below ..

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John Kiely reflects on a narrow defeat to Clare in the Munster Hurling League.

"I thought myself that it wasn't a penalty" #SportLK | @LimerickCLG pic.twitter.com/kUGCtuDow8

— Sporting LK (@SportingLK) January 3, 2026

January has to be one of the busiest months for GAA, not sure why they can’t spread it out more. Does the split season need to be looked at more?

Limerick will be a lot of people’s favourites to go all the way this year after a disappointing season in 2025. Limerick were knocked out at the quarter-final stage last year by Dublin in one of the biggest upsets in many a year.