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Hannon: 'You can always go above that ceiling' - Limerick captain determined to continue county's success

Declan Hannon could retire in the morning, his place amongst the greats of Limerick hurling long since secured.

The Adare man has captained the Treaty County to four All-Ireland titles, a record that would have been scarcely believable even five years ago.

Before 2018 Limerick had won just seven All-Ireland titles, and two in the previous 72 summers. Since then they've only failed to bring Liam MacCarthy to Shannonside in one of the intervening five seasons. And even that one-point defeat to Kilkenny in 2019 was controversial.

These are exceptional times for the county, and there's surely a few more All-Irelands in this group yet.

"When you're playing you're always looking forward to next year, or the next training session," Hannon says when asked about appreciating what himself and his team mates have achieved.

"You're trying to get ready, as best you can, for that. Whenever we finish up there'll be plenty of time to look back on those days. They're great memories we have over the last number of years, as a group."

Hannon celebrated a milestone birthday last week as he turned 30. 11 years after his senior debut, it's not a case of slowing down for the Adare man.

Rather, it's a case of changing how he approaches the game.

"The recovery time takes a little bit more now when you get older," he says.

"When you're 18 or 19 you could play a match every day of the week and it'd be no problem. [Now] when you get that opportunity to rest it's very important to do it because when training gets full steam ahead it's just hell for leather.

"You need to be ready to go and if you're not you're just passed out. You've to mind yourself as much as you can. You're probably not going out as much as the younger lads, or the college boys.

"Touch wood

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