Limerick forward Gearoid Hegarty is thrilled that the new intercounty hurling season is up and running.

The All-Ireland champions opened their 2019 account with an impressive league win over Wexford at Wexford Park on Sunday, more than five months after beating Galway in their last meaningful competitive outing to capture the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

“I’m delighted the new season is up and running. By the time August and September were done last year, and when October and November came around, you were sitting at home thinking ‘when are we going to get back into it?’,” he told The Irish Examiner.

“A lot of people give out that the intercounty season is too long and what not and how the players are burnt out. Nobody is forcing anybody to come out and train a couple of nights a week and play matches at the weekend. It is what we love and what we want to do.

“People were crying out for Division 1A hurling in Limerick for the last number of years. No matter what sport you are playing in, you want to be competing in the top division. Being in Division 1A is the best way to prepare for the championship, which is the overall goal.”

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