Eimear Ryan: Hearts are with Waterford in latest chapter of all-Munster final trilogy

Eimear Ryan recalls the previous two All-Munster All-Ireland finals and looks ahead to Sunday's showdown between Limerick and Waterford

James O'Connor of Clare watches his shot sail over the crossbar to score his side's winning point during the 1997 All-Ireland hurling final. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

1. Clare v Tipperary, 1997

I was in Croke Park for the first all-Munster All-Ireland final in 1997. I was 10 at the time, and fairly confident that Tipp would win, exacting revenge for their loss to Clare in the Munster final that July. I didn’t really remember or appreciate Tipp’s previous All- Ireland wins in my lifetime, 1989 and 1991, and I felt that I — personally, karmically — was due an All-Ireland victory.