Na Piarsaigh's historic Munster honour roll

“The record is not something we have brought up or even discussed,” said Na Piarsaigh manager Shane O’Neil after their Munster semi-final win over Blackrock.

He was referring to the club’s unbeaten run in the province, amounting to nine games won, plus one draw, since emerging from Limerick in the autumn of 2011.

Even when we spoke again this week, O’Neill was humming the same tune. That the club has never lost a game in Munster, he insisted, is irrelevant on weeks like this.