Corofin might not have expected the call to have come as early as it did but they know it was always a case of when not if Mayo would rap on Stephen Rochford’s door.

John Galvin isn’t on social media.

The question is this: what have Donegal, Joe Brolly, the general GAA media, the Mortimer family, Brian Cuthbert, RTÉ, Mayo County Board and Jim Gavin all got in common?

John Brudair is set to become the new manager of the Limerick senior footballers after receiving the backing of club delegates at last night's Limerick Football Committee meeting in Adare.

John Brudair is tipped to become Limerick’s new senior football manager.

Cork minor coach Ephie Fitzgerald has declared his interest in succeeding Conor Counihan as the county’s senior football boss.

Tom McGlinchey, Ned English and Barry Donnelly have all been nominated for the vacant Limerick senior football manager's position.

Mayo native Maurice Horan has ended his tenure as manager of the Limerick senior footballers, just a few short days after they were knocked out of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers by Longford.

Maurice Horan, who has one year left on his term, refused to be drawn on his future as Limerick football manager after a second crushing championship defeat inside five weeks.

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-9

Dublin manager Jim Gavin is adamant two championship games is not an adequate return for the amount of work put in by county football teams.

Limerick manager Maurice Horan says an All-Ireland B football championship would be a massive turn-off for players and managers.

Limerick 0-08 Cork 3-17

Maurice Horan didn’t sugarcoat the message after the game.

MUNSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

David Moran underwent laser treatment on a torn retina in Cork University Hospital on Sunday and won’t know the extent of his time on the sideline for another seven to 10 days.

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Limerick 1-13 Clare 0-10

The Cork U21 footballers have named an unchanged side from the team that beat Kerry a fortnight ago in the Munster quarter-final for tomorrow night’s last-four clash with Limerick in the Gaelic grounds (7.30pm).

Tipperary 0-15 Limerick 0-09

Limerick 0-10 Carlow 0-9

Outside of Division 1, Limerick are the only unbeaten team in the Allianz Football League and manager Maurice Horan is putting a lot of it down to sweet relief from injury.

Limerick 0-08 Waterford 0-06

Limerick maintained their unbeaten start to the Allianz Football League Division 4 campaign following a two-point win over Waterford, while Tipperary, Leitrim and Clare also recorded victories.

Munster Interprovincial football manager Ger O’Sullivan is adamant his team stand a great chance of beating Ulster in Sunday’s semi-final despite four of the province’s six counties being Division 4 teams.

Offaly 1-8 Limerick 0-12

Offaly, Carlow and Waterford all gained away victories in Division 4 of the Football League today, while Limerick registered a home win over Leitrim.

Kerry 3-17 Limerick 1-11

Last weekend Limerick senior football boss Maurice Horan set out his stall for 2013, made it known that even this early in the new season he has already more or less decided on who he needs on his panel.

Limerick 2-16 Clare 2-13

Reigning champions Cork relinquished their grip on the McGrath Cup as they fell to a surprise 2-9 to 1-9 defeat at home to Tipperary this afternoon.

Limerick’s veteran John Galvin has been included in Maurice Horan’s senior football panel for the McGrath Cup and National League.

New Cork selector Brian Cuthbert is relishing his new position with the county’s senior footballers.

Conor Counihan has agreed to accept the Cork County Board’s offer of a two-year extension as senior football manager.

Maurice Horan has been reappointed as manager of the Limerick senior footballers, receiving a second two-year term with the Shannonsiders.

The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been cited as the central reason behind the proposed new changes to the Cork County Board’s administrative structure.

Galway hurling manager Anthony Cunningham is confident key attacker Cyril Donnellan will be fit for the All-Ireland semi-final on August 12 despite chipping a bone in his arm.

Limerick frustrated Kildare for so long with a well thought out and executed plan, but in the end it was the Shannonsiders who left Portlaoise exasperated.

Maurice Horan would not be drawn on his future as Limerick manager as his two-year term came to an end but if he is agreeable, the Mayo native is sure to be asked to continue.

This was a gripping game that ebbed and flowed throughout and eventually ended in a merited Limerick success.

Limerick manager Maurice Horan thinks his players have performed with greater freedom away from the testing environs of the Munster championship.

While they reached Munster football finals in 2003, ’04, ’09, and ’10, last year was the first time Limerick managed to reach the All-Ireland quarter-finals.