Sixteen people ejected during Cork-Limerick hurling match for lighting flares and smoke bombs

The statement comes as a number of calls were made for better security checks to be implemented at the stadium after a number of people during the All-Munster Championship hurling games.  Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Sixteen people were ejected from Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night during the Munster hurling championship clash between Cork and Limerick, mostly for igniting flares and smoke bombs. 

In a statement, Munster GAA said that while a high volume of alcohol, flares, and smoke bombs were confiscated on the night by stewards, a small number of these items were smuggled into the stadium by patrons.