Legendary hurler has spotted cracks in the system that must be addressed

Limerick hurling legend Ciarán Carey believes the Treaty men can bounce back from this year's disappointment. Photo: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Limerick hurling legend Ciarán Carey believes the Treaty men can bounce back from this year’s disappointment. Photo: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Ciarán Carey made a bold prediction in the summer of 2018 that Limerick would dominate the hurling landscape in a similar way that the all-conquering Dublin footballers did, but what does he think seven years later?

John Kiely’s men collected five All-Ireland SHC titles between that breakthrough success in ’18 and 2023, including a famous four-in-a-row, but the well has run a little dry in the last two seasons.