Thrice we fell for the Limerick-Clare trilogy — are we going to fall for a Limerick-Cork pentalogy?

After the thrills they delivered in last year’s Munster final, five Cork-Limerick meetings in 19 weeks is a heady notion

GREEN INFERNO: Cork v Limerick has been the most exciting matchup in hurling for the past handful of years. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

For three straight seasons, the prospect of a Clare-Limerick trilogy consumed the hurling public.

Their string of provincial duologies gave good reason. A cigarette paper separated them in Munster in 2022. The following season, the parchment separating them was of the rice variety before Limerick won both provincial battles in 2024, but Clare ultimately claimed the highest honours.