Limerick senior manager
Kiely was named as the new manager of the Limerick senior team after a meeting of the County Board on 14 September 2016. In his first season in charge, Limerick reached the semi-finals of the National League, losing by 1-11 to 1-21 to eventual champions Kiely's side were later beaten by Clare in the Munster Championship, before exiting the following a three-point defeat by KilkennyIn his second season in charge, Kiely's side secured promotion to Division 1A of the National League after securing maximum points in their five group stage games. Limerick later narrowly missed out on a place in the Munster final, however, their third-place finish in the new Munster Championship group stage allowed Limerick to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship. Subsequent defeats of and secured a place in the All-Ireland final. On 19 August 2018, Kiely guided Limerick to their first title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 victory in the final On 31 March 2019, Kiely guided Limerick to a first appearance since. A 1-24 to 0-19 defeat of secured a first league title for Limerick since In Munster, Limerick qualified for the Munster Final against Tipperary. The All Ireland Semi-Final saw Limerick face Kilkenny. Limerick were favorites but struggled as Kilkenny took a commanding lead and while Limerick fought back to reduce the lead to a point, they lost by the minimum and went out of the championship.Limerick were hotly tipped to win back the All-Ireland in 2020. When the championship started in October, having been postponed due to the Limerick retained their Munster title by defeating in the final. Victory over Galway put Kiely's team into a second in three years. Again they faced Waterford and went on to win on a scoreline of 0-30 to 0-19. This victory gave them back the All-Ireland crown and also insured that Kiely's Limerick side went through all competitions in 2020 unbeaten In 2021, Limerick surrendered their league crown but went on to retain the Munster title following a dramatic comeback against in the final, with Kiely's side coming back from ten points down to win by five. Victory over Waterford put Limerick into a second consecutive All-Ireland final. In the Limerick defeated Cork on a scoreline of 3-32 to 1-22. With that victory Limerick retained the All-Ireland for the first time in their history and marked the highest winning score ever achieved in an All-Ireland Hurling final2022 saw Limerick set out to capture three-in-a-row. After going through the Munster round robin unbeaten, Limerick beat in the Munster final after extra time. On 3 July, Limerick defeated Galway in the All-Ireland Semi-Final by 0-27 to 1-21 to get back to the final. played on 18 July saw Limerick face Kilkenny. Limerick won the game by 1-31 to 2-26 to claim their fourth title in five years and their first ever three-in-a-row. 2023 saw Limerick try to equal Cork and Kilkenny's record by winning 4 in a row. From the start of the year, Limerick laid out their intentions by winning the League final against Kilkenny. On the 29th April, Limerick's unbeaten run in the Championship came to an end when Clare defeated them in The Munster Round Robin at the Gaelic Grounds by 1.24 to 2.20. However they met again in the Munster Final and Limerick turned the tables on them by winning by a single point, 1.23 to 1.22, giving Kiely's side a fifth Munster title in a row. After a win over Galway in the All Ireland Semi Final, Limerick faced Kilkenny in the final for the second year in a row. While Limerick struggled in the first half, they trailed by only a goal at half time. The second half saw Limerick take complete control as they outscored the Cats by 0.21 to 1.06, eventually winning by 0.30 to 2.15 to win the four in a row, becoming only the third team ever to accomplish it
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