Eight hurling championship observations: Limerick half-forward line performance was extraordinary

Everything that could go wrong for Cork against Limerick did go wrong. A team like Limerick won’t just expose all vulnerabilities, they’ll punish them.

Between Tom Morrissey, Cian Lynch and Gearóid Hegarty, they scored or created 2-14 for Limerick against Cork. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Liam Cahill didn’t know what hit him. He was still a rising prospect when a nightclub row left him worried about how his Tipperary manager would react. He certainly didn’t expect to be asked about it when he assumed the helm himself.

Here’s how the story goes. Cahill was talking when he should have been listening in a Clonmel establishment. He ended up with five stitches and a valuable lesson. Len Gaynor was the Tipperary manager at the time. Now he is Cahill’s father-in-law. Anyway, rather than scold Cahill for his transgression, Gaynor offered some life advice in the Thurles dressing room and sent him on his way. In Gaynor’s autobiography, Chiselled From Ash, Cahill recalled the closing words as he headed out the door.