Enda McEvoy: Limerick will win by being Limerick. No elaboration required

Limerick saw off a seasonal-high performance from Clare and a seasonal-high performance from Galway whereas Kilkenny beat an awful Galway and an awfuler Clare. Patently a far stronger line of form
HITCHING A RIDE: Mike Casey of Limerick in action against Colin Fennelly of Kilkenny during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

HITCHING A RIDE: Mike Casey of Limerick in action against Colin Fennelly of Kilkenny during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Look, it’s straightforward. If Limerick have enough left in the tank they win.

Three in a row. Four in five. One defeat in 18 championship knockout matches. The men who fed a starving county. The second great team of the newish century.

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