Mike Casey is named at full-back on the Limerick team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC clash with Cork, the sole change to the side which overcame Tipperary.

Limerick manager John Kiely has told abusive fans to stay away from Limerick games if they intend to make life difficult for his players.

The returning David Moran is one of five changes to the Kerry side for today’s McGrath Cup final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds (3pm).

I think it was the forlorn tweet from Garryspillane GAA that put it into my head.

Limerick hurling manager TJ Ryan has given three debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final clash with Clare in Semple Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

Cork 2-20 Limerick 1-13: A blistering 12-minute spell either side of half-time – in which the home outfit hit 1-6 without reply – propelled Cork past the reigning Munster champions to avenge last year’s semi-final defeat.

Tipperary manager Peter Creedon has been slapped with a one-match touchline ban for his recent criticism of referee David Coldrick.

Considering how vested he is in the situation right now, it’s little surprise TJ Ryan supports the motion to fit all GAA fixtures into the calendar year.

He doesn’t mind admitting it now but there were several sleepless nights for Limerick senior hurling manager TJ Ryan last week, nights in which he tossed and turned, wondering if he had done everything right in the run-up to Sunday’s Munster championship semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

TJ Ryan wasn’t hard pressed for an answer when he was asked what made the difference for Limerick yesterday: character.

It was threatening enough in Charleville on Saturday, but the rain held off, more or less, and Cork-Limerick played out their hurling challenge in that kind of eerie twilight you sometimes get on a late spring evening.

The secretary for the Gaelic Match Officials Association (GMOA) has claimed the reappointment of TJ Ryan as senior hurling manager contravenes county by-laws.

Galway footballers have suffered a massive blow with the news that Michael Meehan will not feature in this year’s championship.

There’s an old Greek proverb from Aesop’s fables, ‘Be careful what you wish for, for you may get it’.

Having won this year’s All-Ireland senior and U21 hurling double, and with Sixmilebridge in Sunday’s Munster Club final, Clare hurling is on the crest of a wave.

Kerry’s team for tomorrow’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary at Seán Treacy Park in Tipperary town shows four changes from the side that defeated Limerick in last week’s semi-final.

Bryan Sheehan, Anthony Maher and Aidan O’Mahony make their first starts of the year for Kerry in tomorrow’s McGrath Cup semi-final against Limerick at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Adare 1-18 Garryspillane 0-12

Familiar faces fill the line-up for the semi-finals of the Limerick SHC, which will be contested by four of the last five teams to claim the title.

Limerick club hurling side Emmets could only muster up 13 players for the start of yesterday’s Limerick SHC game against Adare.

Kilmallock and divisional side Emmets are the only sides left with 100% records after round two of the Limerick SHC.

A FOUR goal blast from John Fitzgibbon saw Adare book their place in the Limerick SHC quarter-finals and lay down a marker to all contenders in the remaining eight.

CHAMPIONS Kilmallock have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Limerick senior hurling championship after defeating Garryspillane in a repeat of the 2005 final.

ONLY those who are close to the scene in the town can appreciate just how much pressure was on Kilmallock to win Sunday’s Limerick SHC final.

ANDREW O’SHAUGHNESSY isn’t too keen on dwelling on the latter end of 2009. And who could blame him. Twelve months ago he was one of the 12 Limerick hurlers sensationally dropped from the county panel with manager Justin McCarthy citing commitment and discipline issues as the chief reasons behind the axing.

DONAL O’GRADY’S appointment as Limerick senior hurling boss was last night unanimously ratified by club delegates at a specially arranged board meeting with county chairman Liam Lenihan urging everyone in the county ‘to give unconditional support’ to the new manager and also claiming that ‘the day for agendas was gone’.

CHAMPIONS Adare got off to a winning start in their bid for a four in-a-row in the Limerick senior hurling championship.

THE Limerick hurling crisis looks likely to come to a head shortly with the news that next Tuesday, March 23, is the date set for a special meeting of the Limerick county board at which the position of senior team manager Justin McCarthy will be the major topic for discussion.

Justin McCarthy's position as Limerick Senior Hurling manager has once again come under fire after the required number of five clubs have submitted letters to request a special County Board meeting.

EX-LIMERICK captain TJ Ryan last night launched a fierce defence of Limerick’s embattled hurlers, insisting they’re not unmanageable. However, the Garryspillane man said there’s only one resolution to the crippling dispute – Justin McCarthy’s resignation.

RECESSIONARY times everywhere, but the Munster Council yesterday announced the creation of 23 new full-time jobs in the province, with the appointment of Games Development Administrators (GDAs).

TJ Ryan has ended his career with the Limerick senior hurling squad, it emerged this evening.

CHAMPIONS Adare eased to a Limerick SHC first round win when defeating Knockainey, 3-14 to 0-9.

I HAVE a very good friend who likes a punt. This year he did the following treble; Kauto Star to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup – we know what happened there; Portumna to win the All-Ireland club hurling title today and Ireland to win the Grand Slam on Saturday.

ANYONE in the crowd of more than 3,000 in Fermoy yesterday expecting fireworks was sorely disappointed.

NIALL MORAN scored nine points but it was Seanie O’Connor’s goal just before half time that eventually proved decisive and put Ahane back into the Limerick Live 95FM county SHC final for the first time in four years.

CHAMPIONS Adare remain on track to retain their Limerick SHC title after receiving a big scare from divisional side Western Gaels in Newcastlewest on Saturday.

Tom Ryan has announced his withdrawal as a candidate for the position of Limerick senior hurling manager, as well as putting a halt to his threatened legal action.