Limerick star Diarmaid Byrnes says being named Hurler of the Year will take some time to sink in after he was honoured by his peers at the PwC GAA/GPA All-Star awards.The wing-back also scooped his third All-Star in Dublin tonight, following a season in which he scored 0-36 and played a key role in the Treaty's march to a fourth All-Ireland SHC title in five seasons."It's hard to digest, really," he said. "Even to be nominated, it took me a while to process that to be honest.
Hand on heart, it's something I've never been striving for. When I was nominated I thought, yeah, it would actually be lovely to win.
I'm here now and it's like, 'woah', you nearly have to take a step back."In the coming weeks and months when I'm meeting people I'm sure I'll be meeting people that are delighted for me and I can sense that already in Patrickswell.
I'm really honoured. It's a fantastic occasion for me as an individual, for my partner, and my family. Because they're the ones closest to me and see my sacrifice.