The circumstances in bringing Lynch and English into consistent midfield partnership were not as Limerick would have liked. O’Donovan’s subsequent shoulder injury, suffered next time out against Offaly, brought Lynch and English into midfield business. If it was the master dictating Limerick’s midfield rhythm in the eight-point win over Cork, it was the apprentice giving the lesson against Galway. Heading into Sunday’s latest collision of red and green, this is a department where Cork have to somehow curb the influence of the in-form Lynch-English act. He's pushing himself and trying to keep making himself better and improving.”Ciarán Joyce of Cork is tackled by Adam English of Limerick.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2026 15:07 UTC