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Limerick GAA legend Leonard Enright has passed away.<\/p>\nLimerick GAA legend Leonard Enright has passed away.<\/p>\n
He was 65.<\/p>\n
Enright played for his local club Patrickswell and with the Limerick senior inter-county hurling team from 1971 until 1988.<\/p>\n
He was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame at the All Star awards last night.<\/p>\n
Limerick GAA player Cian Lynch, who picked up the Hurler of the Year award last night, paid tribute to Enright.<\/p>\n
“For me to have the opportunity to stand up here, it goes back to the small things, back to the family,” he said afterwards.<\/p>\n
“Leonard Enright went in the Hall of Fame [tonight]. Heroes like him, legends like him, it’s what makes it extra special.”<\/p>\n
Enright won All-Stars in 1980, 1981 and 1983.<\/p>\n
He was a Councillor in Limerick with Fianna F\u00e1il from 1999 to 2014.<\/p>\n
The former full-back has been remembered as “a true gentleman”.<\/p>\n
“So sad to hear of the untimely passing of Leonard Enright a legend of Patrickswell and Limerick. A true gentleman in every way,” said Niall Collins TD.<\/p>\n