'Liam is comfortable in Limerick' - Mayor responds to Cork's All-Ireland final jibe

Responding to a call to return the Liam MacCarthy Cup to Cork, the Mayor of Limerick has promised Corkonians a look at the trophy - but no more than that

Cllr Daniel Butler has agreed to give the Lord Mayor of Cork a look at the Liam MacCarthy Cup in Croke Park on Sunday before it returns to Shannonside. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The Mayor of Limerick City and County has scored a few good points after a surprise attack from the rebel county yesterday.

Cllr Daniel Butler composed himself overnight and fired off a rasper of a response to his counterpart in Cork this lunchtime after Cllr Colm Kelleher’s cheeky email yesterday caught him off-guard.