Maurice Brosnan: A butterfly flaps his wings, a million mad things and then Limerick win

Limerick have their chink and hammer it. David Reidy fires a ball into Gillane and Nolan loses his stick in desperate pursuit. One green flag sets off a thousand. Goal.

SPIN AND REPEAT: Limerick scoresmith Aaron Gillane rounds Cian Nolan at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Banner anxiety spreads. 

Fans flood the field and with a principal’s powerful stride, John Kiely marches down the sideline and beckons them off. This game is a pressure cooker. This game couldn’t be closer. This game isn’t over.

The pitch invasion is delayed but it cannot be denied. They thought they heard the final whistle, they thought wrong. Do not gamble. The only certainty here is that the Munster hurling final will deliver. Eventually, a barnstormer comes to a close.