Limerick All-Ireland winner Paddy O'Loughlin opts out of Treaty hurling panel for 2021
Limerick All-Ireland winner Paddy O'Loughlin will not be part of the Treaty's 2021 hurling panel, after opting out due to personal reasons. John Kiely has added Colin Coughlan, Cathal O'Neill, Tom Hayes and Barry Murphy to the panel.
Wednesday 5 May 2021 00:08, UK
Limerick will be without defender Paddy O'Loughlin for the 2021 season, after the Treaty half-back elected to opt out of John Kiely's panel.
O'Loughlin, who was brought into last December's All-Ireland final as a substitute, has withdrawn for 'personal reasons', according to a Limerick GAA statement.
The Kilmallock man nailed down a starting place on the team in 2019, helping Limerick to win the Munster Championship that year. O'Loughlin captained UCC to the 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup, and also helped the college to reach the 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship semi-final.
Meanwhile, there have been four additions to the Limerick panel for the new season, Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown), Cathal O'Neill (Crecora-Manister) and Tom Hayes (Doon) come into the fold, while Barry Murphy of Doon also returns.
At present, Limerick are preparing for the season with a panel of 38 players.
They get their 2021 season underway on Saturday night, when Tipperary visit the LIT Gaelic Grounds for their National League opener.
The Treaty will open their Munster Championship against Cork in the semi-final.
