Declan Brouder: Last year we showed Limerick could compete

It is exactly 12 months since the Limerick U21 footballers came within a whisker of upsetting Cork in a seven goal Munster quarter-final thriller.

Indeed Cork were forced to introduce a less-than-fully-fit Brian O’Driscoll to calm matters in the visiting defence entering the final quarter.

The final result may have gone against Declan Brouder’s side (5-8 to 2-12), but the Treaty County can take heart from standing toe-to-toe with a talented Cork bunch.