Limerick manager Richie Bennis has revealed that his team captain Damien Reale lost consciousness for five minutes during Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final replay win against Tipperary.

REFEREE Diarmaid Kirwan, who received much more publicity from last weekend’s Limerick/Galway NHL match than he could ever have imagined, is fit to take charge of the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC final on St Patrick’s Day between Loughrea and Ballyhale Shamrocks.

LIMERICK hurler Mark Foley has hit out at suggestions that he had deliberately absented himself from the team in the build-up to Padjoe Whelahan's departure as manager last week.