Anthony Daly: The well oiled Limerick machine may need a quick service stop

John Kiely, Paul Kinnerk and company will know that the performance against Tipperary wasn’t good enough, and certainly not at the level that these boys judge themselves.

Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 4, TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 8/5/2022

As I was walking out the Ennis road yesterday amongst the Limerick throngs, I could hear the stadium announcer asking over the loudspeaker for people to leave the field. ‘Best of luck with that,’ I thought to myself. I don’t know what time some of those Limerick players got into the dressing-room after being besieged for autographs, selfies and photographs but I bet it wasn’t straight away after the request of the announcer.

All of the Limerick supporters were on high doe walking out the road. It was another win, another reminder of how much a fortress the Gaelic Grounds has become. The realisation from the management though, will have been far more circumspect and hard-hitting. John Kiely, Paul Kinnerk and company will know that it wasn’t good enough, and certainly not at the level that these boys judge themselves.