Patrick Horgan: Cork must start at a blistering pace against Limerick to offset Fitzgibbon loss

You could argue both Cork and Limerick have been as good so far this year as they’ve ever been ahead of Sunday's Munster final showdown at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

David Reidy of Limerick tackles Cork's Darragh Fitzgibbon during the Munster Championship Round 2 match earlier this year. Picture: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

This year’s Munster final has a lot to live up to after last year’s edition. Extra time and penalties made that game an epic encounter: will we see the same on Sunday?

I hope so. Quite a few people have asked if the Munster championship has been as good this year as in previous seasons. I don’t think so.