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16th December 2017
09:56am GMT

This added to his growing reputation as the great white hope of Limerick hurling as he started off in college in Mary Immaculate in his native county.
Let's not forget, 2009/2010 was a time when the Shannonsiders' hurlers were in great turmoil.
Under the new management regime of Cork man Donal O'Grady, however, the tide was turning, and Hannon's first year involved marked a huge upturn in the fortunes of the Limerick hurlers.
They gained promotion in the league, with Hannon playing an instrumental role, before going on a good run in the championship to reach an All-Ireland quarter final.
This progress continued into 2012 under John Allen, and when Limerick won Munster the following year in 2013, with Hannon, Kevin Downes and other young players playing a key role, the sky really was the limit for them.
They kept this momentum going in 2014, really putting it up to Kilkenny in an All-Ireland semi-final, before marginally losing out in the driving rain in Croke Park.
Surprisingly, however, since then it has been downhill.
With many of the more experienced players retiring, the Treaty County struggled for leadership in some big games.
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Hannon himself wasn't hitting the heights we had come to expect him to. The fact that he was being played in the forwards for much of this time didn't help that.
He's now back in his best position at centre back, and 2018 is a new year. Limerick are reigning All-Ireland under-21 champions, and with a host of young faces coming through, the older, but still young face of Hannon is the right man to lead the charge.
This is a welcome leap of faith in him. It's a vote of confidence that will be of huge importance to him going into the new season.
Isn't it great to see a county entrusting a young player with such responsibility, isn't it great to see them building and planning for the future?
He'll make it a success. Just like he did with his school.Explore more on these topics: