Ken McGrath and Ollie Moran revisit the unforgettable 2007 All-Ireland hurling semi-final

Waterford and Limerick clashed in an unforgettable All-Ireland hurling semi-final in 2007. Michael Moynihan relived that game with Ken McGrath of Waterford and Ollie Moran of Limerick, who marked each other that day

Limerick’s Ollie Moran strikes under pressure from Waterford’s Ken McGrath in the 2007 All-Ireland hurling semi-final. Picture: Inpho/Lorraine O’Sullivan

First, the context. Waterford qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final by beating Cork in a replay. Earlier in the summer, they’d beaten Limerick in the Munster final by nine points. The Shannonsiders beat Clare to make the semi-final rematch.

KEN MCGRATH: “We were going from game to game, when we beat Cork the weekend before the semi-final, it was our first win over Cork in Croke Park, so that was huge for us. We trained on the Tuesday night before the Limerick game, a beautiful summer’s night in Dungarvan, and looking back now, I think we might have overtrained.