Rebels hand out seven debuts but still defeat Limerick 3-17 to 0-8 at the Gaelic Grounds.

AWAY to Limerick. Not the words you wanted to hear when the draws for the provincial championship were made.

There is a fresh look to the Cork team to face Limerick in tomorrow night's Munster SFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 7pm).

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

It mightn’t be the public’s competition anymore but the Interprovincial series certainly remains one for the players, says Donncha O’Connor.

Offaly 1-8 Limerick 0-12

Limerick and Waterford remain unbeaten in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League, while Clare were also victorious at the weekend.

Kerry 3-17 Limerick 1-11

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

Evergreen 39-year-old Tony Browne is one of Michael Ryan’s three changes to the Waterford team for Sunday’s Munster final.

Four times in the last nine years, the Limerick footballers have found Munster football final day to be a frustrating experience.

They have knocked at the provincial title door for years and made a successful attempt at the start of another tilt at Munster in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Eoin Barry will make his Championship debut for Limerick when they meet Waterford in Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 3.30pm).

Former Cork footballer Diarmuid Duggan, the player out of pocket by almost €7,000 due to medical costs, warned young GAA stars about the potential burnout problems they face by playing for too many teams whileeligible for the minor and U21 ranks.

A decent contest of football deservedly won by Munster was overshadowed by the paltry crowd at yesterday’s M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final at Parnell Park.

Munster 1-16 Leinster 1-13

Kerry 1-20 Limerick 0-10

Jim O'Donovan has been named in the Limerick team to face Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

ON the field the Mohican-haired Stephen Lavin is a sight to behold in full flow and a hard man to stop.

LIMERICK star Stephen Lavin has blasted the football media saying he is “sick to death of those people never giving us credit.”

“But what’s the point in worrying about that? It’s like worrying if you’re sitting on a rocket. It’s going to get you nowhere.”

HE’S one of the final survivors from Limerick’s breakthrough in the early part of the decade.

Tommy Stack has been included in an unchanged Limerick team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Wexford in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

IT was a scene of devastation six weeks ago but the Gaelic Grounds are once again feeling like home for the Limerick footballers.

Limerick 3-13 Offaly 0-15

IN KERRY’S Munster Championship first round clash with Tipperary, the ingredients for a shock in Killarney were coming nicely to the boil when Maurice Condon called for half-time.

Limerick manager Maurice Horan has handed debuts to three players for Saturday's Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 6.45pm).

Division Three

LIMERICK senior footballers have received a massive boost with the news two of their dual stars will be available to new manager Maurice Horan.

LIMERICK senior footballers have received a massive boost with the news two of their dual stars will be available to new manager Maurice Horan.

LIMERICK’S new football manager Maurice Horan has countered any suggestions that describe his team as an ageing side.

ALL-IRELAND football champions Cork have received just nine nominations — and none for Player of the Year — in the short list for the Opel/GPA Team of the Year.

All of the players who received GAA All-Star Football awards last Friday night have been shortlisted for OPEL-GPA Football Team of the Year accolades, following the announcement of the nominees today.

IF Conor Counihan wanted a rigorous test to discover where his Cork team stand ahead of the big August days in Croke Park, he got it in the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.

LEAVING the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night, I felt an immense sense of relief that Cork were still in the championship.

All-Ireland SFC Qualifier Round 4

IT seems appropriate that all four round four qualifier games should be played on a Saturday.

IT’S only two years since Ian Ryan first entered the national consciousness, streaking across the football sky like a comet.

NIALL RIGNEY has stepped down as Laois hurling boss in the wake of last Saturday’s surprise All-Ireland championship exit at the hands of Carlow.

With no late injury worries, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan has settled on an unchanged Limerick team for Sunday's Munster SFC final against Kerry in Killarney (throw-in 2pm).

STEPHEN LAVIN has a confession to make.

AS expected Limerick secured their place in a second consecutive Munster football final at the expense of their hosts at Fraher Field yesterday.

UNFORTUNATELY, the decision which hugely influenced this Munster football semi-final in Fraher Field was not made by the Limerick or Waterford management team or a player from either side but by the referee Syl Doyle.