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Dowling: If injuries are at a minimum, and the standard remains high in this new league format, then I think it could be the end of the hard winter slog

High-quality league could spell end for the winter slog

In his first column for RTÉ Sport, Limerick All-Ireland winner Shane Dowling ponders the end of the long pre-season and looks ahead to the opening of the Allianz Hurling League.

GAA • 13 May 21

Shane Dowling: 'You get plenty of time off. There are loads of rest periods, so I think it has actually gone full circle again'

Dowling: Fun has returned to inter-county game

Former Limerick hurling Shane Dowling believes the inter-county game has come full circle and that a sense of fun and freedom is part of the inter-county scene.

GAA • 30 Apr 21

Limerick open their hurling league campaign against Tipperary on 8 May

How will counties approach the leagues?

Shane Dowling and Ciarán Whelan discuss the upcoming Allianz Hurling and Football Leagues on the RTÉ GAA Podcast and how teams will approach them in a condensed calendar.

GAA • 29 Apr 21

'Players are well looked after, they have always got everything they wanted'

Players forgoing expenses not a deal-breaker - Dowling

Former Limerick hurler Shane Dowling believes the non-payment of expenses to players would not be a deal-breaker in preventing this year's inter-county championships from going ahead, should they be allowed to do so.

Football • 19 Aug 20

Shane Dowling scored a goal in the 2018 All-Ireland final

Shane Dowling retires from inter-county hurling at 27

Limerick hurling has been dealt a devastating blow with the news that all-time leading Championship scorer Shane Dowling has this morning announced his retirement from inter-county hurling at the age of 27.

GAA • 02 Jul 20

'Then going out home to tell my parents was the toughest part of it nearly. I'm only 27'

Shane Dowling: I did all I could to keep it going

A chronic knee problem has forced Shane Dowling to retire from inter-county hurling at just 27. In an interview with Damian Lawlor the All-Star Limerick forward details the extraordinary lengths he went to in an effort to prolong his career

GAA • 02 Jul 20

Na Piarsaigh's Dowling is ready for Ballygunner battle

The Limerick club have never lost a game in the provincial championship, but they'll be up against it on Sunday.

GAA • 15 Nov 18

Limerick captain Declan Hannon lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup outside Colbert station

Tears of joy as Limerick bring Liam home

There were was joy and emotion on the streets of Limerick City and in the Gaelic Grounds last night as the county's victorious hurlers brought home the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1973.

GAA • 21 Aug 18

Shane Dowling celebrates at the final whistle

'I don't want to get to final to march behind the band'

Shane Dowling savoured the "pure magic" of Limerick's superb All-Ireland SHC defeat of Cork, but warned supporters to give the players the space they need to ensure they'll bring Liam MacCarthy back to the county in three weeks' time.

GAA • 29 Jul 18

"I would say since the early 2000s there's been an expectation that Limerick are going to do something big"

Limerick must learn to deal with the setbacks

Eight-time All-Ireland winner Richie Power evaluates whether the Limerick hurlers are closer to the all-elusive breakthrough.

GAA • 08 Feb 18

Niall Moran shines as Limerick lower Banner

Limerick star Niall Moran answered the critics with a stunning display in this evening’s 3-18 to 1-15 All-Ireland SHC qualifier win over Clare in Thurles.

Hurling • 16 Jul 12

Dowling to start for Limerick

Limerick have named their team to face Tipperary in the Munster SHC quarter-final on Saturday, with a starting place for promising youngster Shane Dowling.

Hurling • 24 May 12

Shane Dowling