PM O'Sullivan: Limerick's greatest attribute is their honesty

Waterford’s Jamie Barron with Diarmaid Byrnes, Gearoid Hegarty and Will O'Donoghue of Limerick. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

This year, so trying and difficult, will be remembered for pivoting on a reduction.

Everything went to bare essentials. Hurling's showpiece, not long ago an unlikely enough event, fell in line with the time's broader sweep.