Anthony Daly: Limerick's mentality - There's a rising Cork tide that needs to to beaten back

The Rebel tide is rising. It’s threatening to flood everywhere else. But Limerick know too well that now is the time to beat back those waves

Cork’s Darragh Fitzgibbon is surrounded by Limerick players during the Munster SHC semi-final meeting of the sides at Semple Stadium in July. With Cork enjoying plenty of success at underage this season, Limerick will be keen to show senior superiority again. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

The morning after Cork beat Clare in the 1998 league semi-final, Ger Loughnane rang the house for a chat. Cork had trimmed us. We were struggling for form, but I had no interest in getting into the minutiae of the performance.

“Ger,” I said, “get me a few quid and a bus because we’re going back to west Clare for a few drinks.”