Nick Rabbitts, 22 Jul
WHEN trains full of Kilkenny fans pull out of the city’s MacDonagh
Station on All-Ireland final day, there will be a proud spec of green
amid the sea of black and amber.
Caherdavin man Pat Considine has been living in the Marble City for the
last 25 years.
Currently, he lives within striking distance of Kilkenny GAA’s home
stadium of Nowlan Park.
Despite this, he hasn't forgotten his Limerick roots, and will proudly
be cheering on the Treatymen at Croke Park in Sunday's decider.
An accountant by trade, he was in Kilkenny when the county won four
titles in-a-row, a feat which Limerick’s hurlers of course are looking
to emulate this weekend.
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'Massive leak' repaired at Limerick swimming pool
“I'd have friends around Kilkenny, and there's been a lot of banter all
right! They are so passionate about their hurling here, and the fact
Limerick had a bad record when they were winning in the noughties...
But then the last four or five years have been so good for us. It's
always a conversation opener,” he smiled.
Pat has been to every one of Limerick’s recent All-Ireland final
triumphs, the exception being the 2020 decider, played behind closed
doors due to Covid-19.
Excitement is growing in Kilkenny, but, he said, there is a feeling
among the public that they are the underdogs.
Pat, who was educated at Christ the King Caherdavin and St Nessan’s
secondary, was part of the first Na Piarsaigh GAA team to win the U21
league title, in 1990.