John Fogarty Outnumbered they might have been but Tipperary supporters were not outshouted at last month’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Perhaps as the two of them relaxed some evening in Cambridge, Seamus Heaney enlightened Derek Walcott about hurling and Croke Park and what happens when the known universe narrows into a man standing over a sideline cut with time running out on another season.

The Cats were better than the Munster and All-Ireland champions for the vast proportion of this game.

As Limerick reached the promised land last year, they won three tight games — Kilkenny, Cork (after extra-time), and Galway.

Ger Cunningham believes it’s harsh to describe the Cork hurlers as ‘flaky’, but accepts the current crop have failed to deliver when it has been put up to them.

Cork senior hurling manager John Meyler says any of the county U20s who “put up their hands” playing at that level can come into consideration for the senior side this season.

“Getting the heads right” will be crucial if Limerick are to buck the dreadful All-Ireland semi-final record of recent Munster champions, according to Treaty midfielder Cian Lynch.

You have your choice of Munster final metrics this morning.

Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid has taken umbrage with suggestions the Treaty County could have done more to beat Tipperary in the last round of the Munster SHC a fortnight ago, a result they emphatically reversed yesterday.

The Limerick forwards are more concerned with making tackles than popping points, according to Munster final top-scorer Peter Casey.

In emphatic style, All-Ireland champions Limerick claimed a first Munster title in six years in front of a packed LIT Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick’s strengths are based on ball retention and clever transition from defence through good positioning and support running.

Limerick captain Declan Hannon is one of the few players in green and white to win a Munster hurling final, back in 2013, but he knows the disappointment of a provincial final defeat as well.

Pat Horgan’s ears have been burning for the last few weeks with high praise coming from all quarters.

Cork’s Championship is well and truly back up-and-running after this fine victory over the All-Ireland champions in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.

Donal O’Grady assesses how Cork can counter the All-Ireland champions’ gameplan

Dan Morrissey was among the thousands of Limerick supporters who took station on the Gaelic Grounds terrace the afternoon of the 2013 Munster hurling final.

Michael Moynihan Anthony Daly feels Limerick are at the level required for Munster success but isn’t as sure of their opponents.

We are a week into Munster Championship Lent. The 40 days and 40 nights before the start of the Munster SHC on May 12 commenced last Tuesday.

That Kilkenny is the only other county in the past 30 years to back up an All-Ireland final win with a hurling league title the following spring tells you the path which this Limerick group are forging for themselves.

I was on the road to Dublin yesterday morning at 6.15am. It wasn’t easy to roll out of the cot at that ungodly hour but I arranged Kilmacud Crokes training early so I could be organised and be able to get into Croke Park early.

Following in the footsteps of the ultra-dominant Kilkenny teams of this decade and last, Limerick secured national league silverware seven months after claiming Liam MacCarthy.

Donal Moloney has seen a lot of hurling in his time, but yesterday in Cusack Park represented something of a first for him.

The Kilmacud Crokes-Craobh Chiaráin Dublin league game threw in yesterday morning at 10.30am.

Far more satisfying for Limerick than the two points banked was the manner in which they ground out the county’s first top-flight league win since 2009.

Cork hurling captain Seamus Harnedy hopes his team “can learn from 2018” as they continue their quest for All-Ireland glory.

There’s usually less debate about the hurling All-Stars than you get with the football All-Stars.

Conor Gormley gave us ‘The Block’. Fifteen years later and its claim as the most iconic and influential split second in modern Gaelic football remains pretty robust.

By last Sunday morning, my voice was creaking, writes Anthony Daly

Leading into last year’s All-Ireland final, something that nagged at me as a Waterford man was the thought we might come to rue the time we didn’t kill off Galway earlier that season during a league quarter-final up in Salthill, writes Tony Browne

Leading into last year’s All-Ireland final, something that nagged at me as a Waterford man was the thought we might come to rue the time we didn’t kill off Galway earlier that season during a league quarter-final up in Salthill, writes Tony Browne

By last Sunday morning, my voice was creaking, writes Anthony Daly

How to feel your age part I: The Good Friday Agreement is a month older than Kyle Hayes.

Fresh from the Department of No Further Ado, the end of season hurling awards. Often copied but never equalled, the jury (Michael Moynihan, alone) has reported in.

Final reflections with Enda McEvoy.

This All-Ireland final was all about Limerick until the last 10 minutes.

Arriving onto Jones Road for their All-Ireland semi-final with Cork, Declan Hannon was one of only three men on Limerick’s starting team to have previously played a senior championship game at Croke Park.

Limerick were behind by eight points at half-time in their league game with Galway earlier in the season. They won’t want to be in a similar situation at any time tomorrow. They will be looking for a good start and their go-to man from puckouts, particularly early in the game, is Gearóid Hegarty.

Galway and Limerick have both named their starting lineups ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at Croke Park.

You know a moment in a game of hurling is impressive when it makes waves in the US.

If you’ve recovered, you may find time to place yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Cork in the pantheon of great games.

Two items stood out from John Meyler’s debrief.

Fine margins. Iconic moments. Inspirational acts of skill. Croke Park was awash with them at the weekend.

The focus yesterday on Anthony Nash’s puckouts was more fixed than is normally the case.