Michael Moynihan: Galway ask the serious questions but again, Limerick solve the puzzle

Galway will be unhappy, to put it mildly, with some of referee Thomas Walsh’s decisions in that second half in particular, while their shooting will give them some autumnal nightmares

UNDER PRESSURE: Limerick defender Barry Nash tries to escape the clutches of Galway's Pádraic Mannion at Croke Park. 

The function of an All-Ireland semi-final is obvious, but not for the reason you might think.

Contrary to popular belief the purpose of the game is not to provide contestants for the All-Ireland final, but to provide a pretext for warming up one of the great sports cliches: that semi-finals are for winning.