JP McManus says he was almost too excited to sleep after seeing Limerick end their All-Ireland hurling famine last Sunday.

Asked by the Limerick Leader what it was like to wake up on Monday morning with his beloved county as All-Ireland champions, the famous race horse owner and long-time Limerick GAA sponsor replied: "Waking up? I don't know if I went to sleep.

"I wanted to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

"When we won, I could see the relief. And the happiness. She [McManus' wife Noreen] said, 'This is the best thing that ever happened.' And for her, I believe it is - in a sporting world anyway. As a kid, she was at all the matches. I mean, the tears were flowing. They were rolling down the cheeks."

McManus admitted that he also shed a tear.

"I'm sure there was one there somewhere," he added.

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