Shane Dowling of Limerick celebrates following the 2018 All-Ireland final against Galway at Croke Park. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileLimerick’s Shane Dowling has been forced to retire from inter-county hurling through injury at the age of 27. In a statement released online this morning, he wrote: "It is with deep regret and heartbreak that I have to announce my retirement from inter-county hurling today. "After three surgeries on my knee in as many years, and with the possibility of another, my knee can no longer support the demands of inter-county hurling. You represent everything that epitomises Limerick hurling — honest, driven, passionate and hungry for success.

Source: Irish Examiner July 02, 2020 09:33 UTC