Limerick name unchanged starting side for Dublin clash
Effin's Fergal O'Connor comes in for O'Brien on the bench for the trip to Croke Park as Aidan O'Connor is set to continue in the full-forward line.
Twelve of the team that began Limerick's previous visit to Croke Park, last year's All-Ireland semi-final loss to Cork, are named to start. Due to injury, Barry Nash was one of the absentees 11 months ago.
LIMERICK (SHC v Dublin): N. Quaid; S. Finn, D. Morrissey, M. Casey; D. Byrnes, K. Hayes, B. Nash; A. English, W. O'Donoghue; G. Hegarty, C. Lynch (c), T. Morrissey; A. Gillane, A. O'Connor, D. Reidy.
Subs: S. Dowling, P. Casey, C. Coughlan, S. Flanagan, D. Hannon, B. Murphy, F. O'Connor, D. Ó Dalaigh, D. O'Donovan, P. O'Donovan, C. O'Neill.
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