Eamonn Fitzmaurice has picked seven of the team that started last year’s All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin for tomorrow evening’s return to Croke Park.

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

If Sam doesn’t reside in Dublin next winter, the likelihood is that last week’s defeat to Tyrone will be pinpointed as the first blip when the season’s narrative is written, the first time Jim Gavin’s men revealed a chink in their armour.

Tipperary 0-15 Limerick 0-09

Limerick 0-10 Carlow 0-9

Limerick 0-08 Waterford 0-06

Offaly 1-8 Limerick 0-12

Kerry 3-17 Limerick 1-11

Limerick 2-16 Clare 2-13

Finuge (Kerry) 2-9 Pallasgreen (Limerick) 1-9

Darran O’Sullivan has been held in reserve for Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Tyrone at Fitzgerald Stadium tomorrow.

Longford 1-15 Limerick 1-21 (after extra time)

Limerick boss Maurice Horan has made two changes for Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Clare while he is also able to call upon talisman John Galvin after the star midfielder reported fit following a cruciate ligament injury.

Declan Ryan will have attacking aces Eoin Kelly, Seamus Callanan and Patrick Maher back in his selection plans for Sunday week’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Limerick but the Tipperary manager remained tight-lipped as to whether returning star Lar Corbett will be in contention for the Semple Stadium clash.

With nothing but pride at stake, Limerick ended a disappointing league campaign on a winning note at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Fermanagh fought back from four points down to secure a share of the spoils at Brewster Park yesterday.

Wicklow had a man of the match performance from Tony Hannon as he scored some spectacular points and a peach of a goal after 25 minutes and went in at the break leading 1-5 to 0-6.

Aidan O’Mahony has been drafted into the Kerry team at full-back for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to face Cork after Daniel Bohan underwent knee surgery this week which is set to see him sidelined for the next month.

The return of Limerick’s John Galvin from a nine month cruciate injury lay-off was the biggest talking point from this Allianz Football League mismatch at Newcastlewest on Saturday.

Kilkenny have made four changes in personnel from the team which beat Tipperary in the league first round with keeper Eoin Murphy making his league debut in place of David Herity, while Conor Fogarty, Richie Doyle and Richie Hogan all come into the side.

Clare recorded their second league win in Division 4 of the Allianz FL at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday, denying Limerick a third victory in this year’s campaign.

Limerick topped the Allianz League Division 4 table after an unimpressive performance at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Alan Quirke is back between the posts for Cork who take on Down in this weekend’s Allianz Football League, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

Led by Eoghan O’Connor, Limerick upped the ante in the second half and put on a sterling show to comfortably beat Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon.

DERRYTRESK last night launched an appeal process ahead of Sunday week’s All-Ireland Club JFC final against Galway champions Clonbur after being slapped with a reported eight suspensions following their controversial semi-final win over Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in Portlaoise last month.

UCC sent out a chilling warning ahead of the defence of their Sigerson Cup title at this end of this month with an emphatic victory over Limerick in Rathkeale’s Mick Neville Park.

CORK boss Conor Counihan has handed out four senior inter-county debuts and brought Colm O’Neill back for his first game for the side since suffering cruciate damage last March, for Sunday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final against Clare in Páirc Uí Rinn.

IT has taken longer than he hoped, but Maurice Horan finally achieved a competitive victory as Limerick football manager at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Offaly 1-19 Limerick 1-13

FAVOURITES Cork will have Tom Kenny back in action at midfield, alongside Cathal Naughton, for Sunday’s GAA Munster hurling final against Waterford in Thurles.

LIMERICK boss Justin McCarthy has handed out nine championship debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and has only been able to call on three of the team that started last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat against Tipperary due to the hurling crisis that has raged in the county since the end of last season.

Offaly 2-17 Limerick 3-13

Limerick 1-14 Cork 2-21

CENTRA was yesterday announced as the newest co-sponsor of the All-Ireland hurling championship,taking over from RTÉ in a deal which will last three years.

OFF the field, the raging inferno that is the Limerick hurling crisis burns on, yet between the white lines Justin McCarthy is attempting to plough on with the preparation work for the 2010 season.

FEARS remain that the provincial pre-season competitions may have to be scrapped due to adverse weather conditions, despite the first inter-county action of the year starting tonight with two preliminary round games in the McGrath Cup.

PA KEARNEY scored three goals as Waterford dethroned champions Limerick in a one-sided Munster IHC semi-final at Semple Stadium yesterday.

DARRAGH Ó SÉ is included in the Kerry squad for the first time this season for tomorrow’s National Football League game against Galway (Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2.30pm).

LIMERICK received the perfect antidote to their opening day league woes, when they inched past Roscommon in this NFL Division 3 encounter in Kilmallock on Saturday.

Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-13

Limerick 4-24 Kerry 0-2

Doon C.B.S.1-12 Abbey C.B.S.2-7