Munster mayhem: Cork are champions after dramatic penalty shoot out in Limerick

For the first time in Liam MacCarthy Cup history, a final went to penalties and when Darragh Fitzgibbon’s opening penalty for Cork was saved by Nickie Quaid things looked tight for the visitors

REBEL ROAR: Cork skipper Robert Downey lifts the Mick Mackey Cup after their thrilling win on penalties over defending champions Limerick at LIT Gaelic Grounds. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Munster SHC final: Limerick 2-27 Cork 1-30 (AET, Cork win 3-2 on penalties) 

Cork are the Munster SHC champions for the first time in seven years after putting their 16-point defeat to Limerick last month well and truly behind in a historic final in TUS Gaelic Grounds.