Patrickswell hold the only 100% record after two rounds of the Bon Secours Hospital Limerick Senior Hurling Championship.

When Niall Moran hurled for Limerick he thought about the game too much, crippling himself with so much pressure he never reached the heights he feels he should. He still thinks a lot about the game and fears Limerick and everyone else is producing identikit players who are not working enough on the skills of the game.

Take a left inside the main entrance doors of Midleton CBS and you’ll quickly stumble upon a full board of Harty Cup player profiles.

The 2016 All-Ireland club champions Na Piarsaigh made their mark on round two of the group phase of the Limerick SHC with a 3-18 to 1-15 win over champions Patrickswell.

It’s been nine years since Thurles CBS and Our Lady’s Templemore met at the quarter-final stage of the Harty Cup. This afternoon’s clash would do well to reach the heights of the drawn and replayed fixtures from 2008.

Ardscoil Rís 0-11 Our Lady’s Templemore 0-8: Eighteen sides have won the Dr Harty Cup since its inception, 92 years ago.

Flannan Cleary can still picture the sliotar flying past the Castletroy post. The umpire raised his arms to signal wide, the hurlers of St Colman’s, Fermoy dropping to their knees in despair.

Mark Walsh proved the hero on Student Day in Sligo, completing a magnificent 33/1 treble on Pretty Woman, Badgerfort and Shantou Flyer.

Munster and Limerick club hurling champions Kilmallock have been dethroned at the semi-final stage of the Limerick SHC.

Patrickswell bring the only 100% record into the knockout stages of the Limerick senior hurling championship after a 1-18 to 0-19 win over Limerick and Munster club champions Kilmallock.

Limerick scored all of their 3-20 tally from play, as they claimed the Waterford Crystal Cup for the first time since 2006, at Mallow GAA Club tonight.

Limerick 0-22 UCC 1-17: Waterford Crystal Cup SHC semi-final: Limerick ensured an early season repeat of the last two Munster SHC finals in next weekend’s Waterford Crystal Cup decider with this two point semi-final win over UCC.

Harty Cup Quarter-Final

GAA players? Why, they’ve never had it so good, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Munster final ticket fever has been alleviated, if only a little, by news that a limited number of terrace tickets will be on sale today.

It’s been a short-lived retirement from inter-county hurling for Limerick’s Niall Moran, officially now back on the extended panel for the Munster final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday week.

Richie Bennis and Mark Foley are keeping their fingers crossed Páirc Uí Chaoimh will tonight be chosen as the venue for Limerick’s Munster final meeting with Cork on July 13.

Limerick and Munster club hurling champions Na Piarsaigh opened their title defence in fine style yesterday with a 2-20 to 1-11 win over Kilmallock in Bruff.

While there are those in Limerick who bemoan the fact the Treaty are again plying their wares in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League, that is not a sentiment shared by first-year manager TJ Ryan.

Mutual consent.

Limerick senior hurler Niall Moran became the latest inter-county star to retire at the weekend claiming the game is not a place for married or working players.

Na Piarsaigh 3-16 Ahane 0-07

Clare 1-22 Limerick 0-18

Clare thoroughly deserved to win this game on a day when Hawk-Eye needed to pay a visit to its sponsors. They were hungry and economical with the ball and they did the damage in the first half.

I was expecting a tactical battle from the throw-in last Sunday and I was surprised when it failed to materialise. I will be astonished if Clare and Limerick isn’t a tactical engagement.

Limerick manager John Allen has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Clare at Croke Park.

Limerick manager John Allen has selected an unchanged team for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final showdown with Clare at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

The first All-Ireland SHC semi-final of 2013, Cork versus Dublin on Sunday, began in orthodox fashion with both sides happy to play a traditional 3/3/2/3/3 formation.

Limerick ace Niall Moran says there is a degree of concern about how demanding and 'ultra professional' inter-county hurling has now become.

With hurling becoming ever more professional in terms of preparation, is there a danger those in normal full-time employment are being squeezed out? So wondered Limerick’s Niall Moran in advance of the All-Ireland SHC semi-final between his side and Clare in Croke Park.

1. The attitude of the players.

Limerick manager John Allen redirected any post-match praise for himself onto his players as they celebrated ending the county's 17-year Munster hurling famine.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy was so incensed by referee James McGrath's decision to send off Pat Horgan in yesterday's Munster SHC final that he and his management team refused to speak to the national media afterwards.

Limerick 0-24 Cork 0-15

Shane Dowling grew up “dreaming of a day like this”.

We can talk about the history in a bit, and before long we’ll get to Donal O’Grady, the Limerick captain, and his groundbreaking rendition of Limerick You’re A Lady, not to mention the best final-whistle pitch-invasion we’ve seen in many years.

If Clare get into a rhythm they are difficult to contain, as Laois found last Saturday in Cusack Park

Pa Cronin and Lorcán McLoughlin are back in the Cork team for Sunday's Munster SHC final against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 4pm

Cork have made two changes in personnel and several positional switches for Sunday’s Munster SHC final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds from the side that beat Clare in the semi-final.

Limerick veteran Niall Moran says Sunday’s win over Tipperary will help hurling in the battle for hearts and minds on Shannonside.

Limerick boss John Allen admits that managing expectations on Shannonside will be one of his biggest challenges after Sunday’s sensational victory over 2012 champions Tipperary.

Limerick 1-18 Tipperary 1-15

Forgive us for being obvious about yesterday, and Limerick versus Tipperary, but any remarks about the game must be prefaced with one consideration.