The All-Ireland champions have named 13 of the team that beat Cork in last year’s All-Ireland final for the counties’ Munster SHC opener in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday

All-Star corner back feels that the nine point defeat in the Gaelic Grounds in February provided Limerick with a timely reminder of the level they need to reach

3-9 from O'Sullivan helped the Cork minor hurlers to a comfortable win over Limerick as they advanced to the Munster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final

Expected 40,000 crowd would still be a record attendance for a GAA match at Páirc Uí Caoimh since its redevelopment 

Limerick turned around a seven point deficit at half-time with O'Neill's 1-1 in stoppage time turning this Munster U20 Championship game on its head

A burst of 1-4 without reply midway through the second-half did most to separate the sides.

In spring 2019, Limerick footballers finished seventh in Division 4 and a report was published outlining the ill-health of the game in the county.

There was to be no denying Limerick as Billy Lee's men secured their second promotion in three seasons

Rising to Division 2 in the league would capture the imagination of youngsters in the county

The All-Ireland champions were in control throughout an easy victory

Almost four years on from a broadside against the county board, Billy Lee is still driving the bus, the class of 2022 sitting pretty atop the Division 3 table.

Former Limerick manager TJ Ryan believes there was much more to Cork's performance than 'fronting up'

This NHL clash was overshadowed by an eventful close to the first half with two red cards

Both sides were reduced to 14 men in an entertaining contest at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick

All the great teams across both codes usually play on the edge.

Those who braved the stormy conditions were treated to an exciting game at  UL

Gearoid Hegarty was the latest Limerick player to see red against Galway last weekend in the Allianz League.

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Gearoid Hegarty’s 39th minute red card changed the complexion of Saturday night's game against Henry Shefflin's Galway

Billy Lee's men were just that bit sharper in attack and their excellent start in tricky conditions was the foundation for their victory.

The intensity, precision and scaffolding of Paul Kinnerk’s Limerick training sessions is like a firewall to prevent it from shutting down or being shut down by their opponents. 'Your lungs would be on the floor,' says one player

When the green wave starts to come at you they are extremely difficult to curtail

Because most of John Kiely’s troops are in the sweet spot agewise, may they – a jarring thought for the pack – get even better before the onset of rust?

"Fellas on teams in the other counties are getting up and thinking ‘is it worth it, to go and face Limerick, how are we going to beat them?’"

Three first-half goals set Limerick on their way to victory as they started their Division 3 campaign with a home win over Longford

The Kerry hurlers will be guaranteed at least two games in both the Munster MHC and Munster U20 HC

Containing as it did just four players that began last August’s All-Ireland final win, the Limerick team put out by John Kiely for Munster Hurling Cup decider was a largely second-string one

Today’s final win, watched by a crowd of 7,992, was achieved with just four of the team that began last August’s All-Ireland final crushing of Cork

Hegarty comes into the side in place of Conor Boylan while the other changes see Paddy O’Loughlin in for Mark Quinlan and Will O'Donoghue replace Brian O’Grady.

Limerick know Clare will want to land punches. However, they may not put enough combinations to down their neighbours.

It is highly likely that yesterday’s Limerick-Kerry Munster Hurling Cup semi-final made history as the first-ever pre-season GAA game where demand outstripped a 5,000-ticket supply.

An exception was made for Tyrone last year, but with games set to come thick and fast from the end of the month Will O'Donoghue wants the schedule of fixtures played

'It was just one of those days where it went wrong, and it’s very hard to put your finger on it, really'

It was a first outing of the year for Power’s men and despite being second best for long periods, they held onto the heels of Limerick, with Seán O’Connor landing 1-7

Runners-up on no less than nine occasions at this stage, Ballygunner were by far the better team from the middle of the first quarter and led by nine points at half-time

Kilmallock have togged out for Munster club hurling finals before, but the crackle and buzz as the days wind down isn’t in evidence this year, says Dave Clarke

The now-legendary Ballybricken native calls herself a camogie player playing football. And she has seen it all since her debut season as an 11-year-old for the local junior team

Considering that one of John Kiely's first acts as Limerick senior manager was to drop Paudie O'Brien, ending the Kilmallock man's career at just 26 and costing him All-Ireland medals, he could easily hold a grudge.

Munster GAA has apologised and pledged to refund in full any subscribers who tried and failed to tune into livestream coverage of Wednesday night's McGrath Cup opener between Kerry and Limerick from Tralee.

Okunbor wore the green and gold at U20 level under returning senior boss Jack O’Connor

'If we had not responded in the way we did, the way the boys did, the game could have been gone from us very quickly'

The Limerick manager is looking forward to the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling Cup

We kept a seat for Bill at our table on Saturday. I lost count of the number of Christmas Days I shared with him. Now I try to count them

 The parade alone, and the noise which boomed around Croke Park that afternoon was like a loud exhalation, a guttural roar that proudly declared: ‘We’re back, thank God, we’re back.’