A good month for Limerick hurling just got better with the induction of Leonard Enright into the GAA Hall of Fame.
The All-Star full-back and former Armagh great Joe Kernan were both honoured as the latest inductees at a ceremony at the GAA Museum today.
Enright enjoyed a lengthy inter-county career throughout the 1970s and '80s as the Patrickswell man established himself as one of the finest full-backs of his generation.
Renowned as an imposing defender who combined strength and determination with a subtle touch and a shrewd awareness.
Part of the Limerick panel in the 1973 All-Ireland final, Enright won Munster titles in 1980 and 1981 and League titles in 1984 and 1985.
At a time of fierce competition for this position, he was the All-Star full-back in 1980, 1981 and 1983, and he was later synonymous with the development of Gaelic Games in Mary Immaculate College - the Alma Mater of many of the current Limerick panel.
Crossmaglen Rangers man Kernan was a star player for his county in a stunning career that lasted from 1971 to 1987 and yielded All-Stars in 1977 and 1982 and Ulster Championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982.
A winner of five county senior titles in his career, more success would come when he moved to management and was responsible for ushering in a phenomenal long period of success for his club with Crossmaglen starting with the 1997 AIB All-Ireland Club Championship.
In 2002 he guided Armagh to their first ever All-Ireland senior crown and after a later spell in charge of Galway he managed Ireland to International Rules success over Australia in 2015.
