Limerick man John Hunt stole the limelight on The Late Late Show last night as he achieved his lifelong dream of raising the Liam McCarthy Cup above his head. "I saw Mick Mackey going down the full length of that field, the ball in one hand and the hurl in the other, and the ref never saw him from one end to the other,” he said to Tubridy recalling the day in 1936. Hunt, who is a founding member of the Limerick Hurling Club Chicago and honorary president of Chicago GAA, sat front row center at the RTÉ studios to listen to captain Declan Hannon and manager John Kiely recall the historic day in August. When Ryan asked him how it felt to see Limerick lift the cup, the Athea native replied: "If St Peter gets me at the gate I couldn't be happier now they've won that cup,"Not only did Hannon give Hunt the chance to lift the cup himself, he also gifted him the game sliotar. Watch the segment here:

Source: Evening echo September 08, 2018 13:41 UTC