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Published 18:36 20 Mar 2018 GMT
Updated 20:02 20 Mar 2018 GMT
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Shane Dowling was on Tuesday's GAA Hour Hurling Show and he spoke from experience on his dealings with his fellow county man, drawing on a phone call between Kiely and those players after their promotion sealing victory over Galway.
"John rang us the day after they beat Galway. It was nothing about that match, it was just to see how we were, and he just wished us luck in the final. "John is a genuine Limerick man. He was above in Croker on Saturday night, and he wanted to see us walk up the steps of the Hogan Stand as much as anyone else did. We know those moments are few and far between...It's a very difficult situation for John."Dowling and his fellow Na Piarsaigh boys have been keeping an eye on Limerick's progress, and they know it'll be a challenge to slot back in there.
"There are ten of us in the panel at the minute, whether ten of us are called back in is another thing. "He has a team there. He has a team that are after to a League semi-final, which no Limerick team has been able to do for a long, long time. So it's not going to be the case that 10 of us go back in there and four or five of us just slot into position. It's going to be the total opposite.They'll be up for the challenge, though. Don't doubt that for a second.
"They've been training since November, they've five or six months of hard work behind them. We are going to have to go in and prove ourselves. It's not a cliche, it's a reality...We're going to have to show what we have to get back into the team. "We've been there for the last number of years and couldn't get out of Division One B so maybe the Na Piarsaigh lads are the problem," he laughed.You can listen to the Dowling interview and much more from The GAA Hour Hurling Show right here. https://soundcloud.com/sportsjoe-gaa-hour/drama-in-limerick-fixture-chaos-part-iii-dull-free-taking-competitions
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