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Malin, the listed life sciences investment company, is planning to exit its ownership in some key assets next year to realise and return cash to shareholders. According to a letter from chief executive Darragh Lyons that is going out to shareholders this morning, the company is exploring options to “monetise” its investments in 2021 to raise “significant cash” for payouts. “Where we determine that our investee companies have reached optimal value inflection points, we will seek to monetise our positions, and we expect to generate cash returns from our investee companies during 2021,...

The future is green 25.5 years. That was the average age of the starting XV that won the All-Ireland title for Limerick on Sunday. That isn’t much lower than the 26.2 of last year’s champions Tipperary but the difference is how many of Limerick’s youngsters are also their key men. Kyle Hayes is 22 and Seamus Flanagan is 23. Cian Lynch, Tom Morrissey, Sean Finn and Aaron Gillane are all 24. Hurler of the Year elect Gearóid Hegarty, Diarmaid Byrnes and William O’Donoghue are 26. Mike Casey and Richie English are both 25 and would have started if not due to injury.

Waterford manager Liam Cahill. Photo: Sportsfile In recent years the move towards greater structure and tactical game-plans influenced Waterford too and raised the ire of some of their admirers, but there were pragmatic reasons behind it. Waterford were reigning Munster champions when Tipp fired seven goals past Clinton Hennessy in the provincial final of 2011. There has been a growing internal acceptance that ultimately if Waterford wanted to win an All-Ireland they had to be willing to compromise and change old habits. They could no longer continue hurling entirely on their own terms. Brian...

Age: 31 Club: Effin Height: 6’0” Weight: 13st C’ship debut: 2010 The architect of Limerick’s superb puck-out strategy, his deliveries to his left may be well-mapped but they are also efficient and precise. Hasn’t had many saves to make with clean sheets in his last two games. Solid and dependable. SEÁN FINN 8 Age: 24 Club: Bruff Height: 5’10” Weight: 13st 4lbs Debut: 2017 When the going gets tough, few can adjust like Finn who merges a robust presence with a superb eye for possession, no matter what the volume of traffic around him. How often does he emerge from a ruck with bal...