Former Clare star Jamesie O’Connor believes Limerick have a clear path to dominate hurling for the next few years.

The Treaty men claimed their third Liam MacCarthy Cup in four years this past Sunday with a remarkable performance against Cork at Croke Park.

Speaking about the back-to-back All-Ireland champions on Off The Ball, O’Connor feels “all the ingredients are there” for John Kiely’s men to add more silverware to their collection over the coming years.

“Tipp are in transition - Brendan Maher has retired; are more of those Tipperary players going to go? Joe Canning is gone in Galway; TJ [Reid] and Richie [Hogan] are the wrong side of 30, and again, Kilkenny are arguably in transition as well,” said the two-time All-Ireland winner.

“So, if you were sitting there from a Limerick perspective, you’re thinking ‘we’re so far ahead at this point in time’.

“Now they’ve got Cathal O’Neill and all these young players who are bursting to do whatever it takes to get a taste of this, and a manager who wasn’t afraid to drop Aaron Gillane for the Munster final, so he won’t shirk making the hard decisions.

“All the ingredients are there, and I just have massive admiration for John Kiely and his management team.”

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