'We have an ambitious group - Croke Park is the aim': James Naughton on Limerick's Division 2 hopes

Naughton’s 0-7 haul, including a 69th minute orange flag to halve a four-point deficit, was central in the come-from-behind 1-15 to 1-14 result, over Wexford on Sunday

Danny Neville of Limerick clearing the ball against Marcas Rossiter in the Allianz Football League Division 3 clash which Limerick won with a last-gasp goal. Pic: Brendan Gleeson

When climbing from a lower rung of the League ladder, the first objective is typically safety and stability at the higher altitude.

Rejoining the League’s third tier this season, following the briefest of stays in the basement division, the Limerick footballers had no interest in consolidation. The Treaty travelled too far last year to be content with simply holding on in Division 3.