As it happened: Cork beat Limerick in Munster SFC quarter-final

Cork have beaten Limerick by nine points while Tipperary beat Waterford by five points in the Munster SFC quarter-finals. It's Tipperary v Cork in the semi-final at Semple Stadium on April 25

Cork championship debutant Dara Sheedy got the opening goal for his side in the Munster SFC quarter-final against Limerick. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

Munster SFC quarter-final: Cork 4-16 Limerick 1-16

3:40pm: Galway have beaten Waterford in the Division 1A camogie final. Galway 0-13 Waterford 0-11.

3:38pm: Cork will play Tipperary in the Munster SFC semi-final at 2pm on April 25 at Semple Stadium.

3:37pm: All over at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Cork 4-16 Limerick 1-16.

3:35pm: Conor Cahalane gets his third point for Cork since coming on as a half-time substitute. Eliah Riordan adds another for Limerick. 

3:33pm: Jeffrey Alfred saves point-blank from Maurice Shanley after 66 minutes. Fair play to Limerick, what a brave second half performance. Cork subs: Ruairi Deane for Chris Og Jones, Darragh Cashman for Luke Fahy 66m.

3:32pm: Munster SFC quarter-final result: Tipperary 0-15 Waterford 1-7.

3:31pm: Two consecutive points for Limerick through Peter Nash and Mark McCarthy. 

3:30pm: Grandstand finish in the Division 1A camogie final. Waterford 0-11 Galway 0-11 after 55 minutes. Therese O'Callaghan

3:26pm: Just over 10 minutes after coming on as a sub, Brian Hurley puts Cork ahead by double digits. Conor Cahalane then adds another point. Cork 4-15 Limerick 1-13.

3:25pm: Chris Óg Jones eases Cork nerves, moving them back to nine points in front. That came moments after a goal chance for Limerick. It's just Cork's third point of the half. 

3:23pm: James Naughton cuts the Cork lead to eight points. 

3:22pm: Tipperary now lead Waterford by six points in the other Munster SFC quarter-final. 

3:20pm: Red card for Cork. Brian O'Driscoll has been sent off after picking up a yellow card to go with the black card he received at the start of the second half. Therese O'Callaghan

3:19pm: Eliah Riordan gets another point for Limerick. 

3:17pm: Cork subs. Conor Corbett for Seán McDonnell and Brian Hurley for Mark Cronin after 54 minutes.

3:14pm: Cork finally get a score in the second half. On 51 minutes sub Conor Cahalane scores Cork's first point of the second half. Paul Walsh follows suit. 4-12 to 1-11. Therese O'Callaghan

3:13pm: That's 1-4 without reply for Limerick now as Cillian Fahy scores a point. Cork 4-10 Limerick 1-11. 

3:12pm: Cork back to 15 players on the pitch following Brian O'Driscoll's black card. 

Ian Maguire of Cork scores his sides fourth goal of the game against Limerick. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

3:11pm: 53 minutes played at Fraher Field. Tipperary 0-10 Waterford 1-5. Seán O'Connor with the latest point for Tipperary.

3:10pm: Fighting start to the second half for Limerick, they almost get a second goal 43 minutes only to be denied by the post. Eliah Riordan free makes it 4-10 to 1-10 - no score yet for Cork in the second half, while the visitors score 1-3. And Riordan just missed a two-point free. Therese O'Callaghan

3:09pm: Eliah Riordan's third point for Limerick cuts Cork's lead to nine points. 

3:07pm: Goal chance for Limerick. Killian Ryan hits the post. 

3:05pm: Tipperary moving better in the second half against Waterford now. Seán O'Connor gets a two-pointer and Tipp lead 0-9 to 1-4. 

3:02pm: Limerick have scored 1-2 without reply to start the second half. James Naughton with their latest point. 

3:01pm: The official attendance at Páirc Uí Chaoimh is 4,709. Therese O'Callaghan

2:59pm: Good start to the second half for Limerick. Eliah Riordan scores a point and now they've got a penalty. It's a black Card for Cork's Brian O'Driscoll. James Naughton buries a  penalty for Limerick. Cork 4-10 Limerick 1-8. Therese O'Callaghan

2:58pm: Half-time subs: Cork - Conor Cahalane replaces Dara Sheedy - full sub this time. Limerick - Colm McSweeney for Jack McCarthy, Peter Nash for Paul Maher.

Therese O'Callaghan

2:56pm: Tipperary open the second half scoring against Waterford. Cian Smith kicks over a free and it's Tipperary 0-6 Waterford 1-3. 

2:51pm: Half-time in the Division 1A camogie final. Galway 0-7 Waterford 0-7.

2:48pm: 15 minutes played in the Leinster SFC preliminary round and Carlow lead Wicklow 0-3 to 0-2. 

2:39pm: Half-time at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Cork 4-10 Limerick 0-7. Cork will have the wind in second half. This is about to get a great deal uglier than it already is. Eoghan Cormican

2:38pm: All over between Kerry and Meath in the Christy Ring Cup. Good win for the Kingdom as their aim to climb out of hurling's third tier. Kerry 3-17 Meath 0-12. 

HT: Galway 0-07 Waterford 0-07

Beth Carton lands the last point of the first half in the Division 1A Camogie league final

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2:37pm: Half-time at Fraher Field. It's Waterford 1-3 Tipperary 0-5.

2:36pm: Steven Sherlock converts a free for Cork. Mark Cronin had scored his second of the game a minute earlier. 

2:32pm: A fourth goal for Cork. A Cork kick-out retained ends with Brian O'Driscoll feeding Ian Maguire, who side-stepped Limerick 'keeper Jeffrey Alfred. Mark Cronin then adds a point for Cork. Limerick are just carelessly open at the back. Cork are going through the centre, untouched, every time. Eoghan Cormican

Mark Cronin of Cork kicks a point. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

2:30pm: Eliah Riordan gets his first score of the game for Limerick. Eight point lead for Cork. 

2:28pm: After 27 minutes between Waterford and Tipperary, the Deise lead 1-2 to 0-4. Mikey O'Brien got the goal for Waterford. 

2:27pm: Limerick get their second two-pointer through Barry Coleman and it cuts Cork's lead to nine points. 

2:26pm: Temporary sub for Cork as young Dara Sheedy is forced off and is replaced by Conor Cahalane 22 mins. Not good news for the Cork U20s. Therese O'Callaghan

2:25pm: Third goal for Cork. Cork stole the Limerick restart. Chris Óg came in along City End endline, fisted across and Seán McDonnell palmed home. The gap is 11 - and Cork against the wind. Eoghan Cormican

2:24pm: After providing the defence-opening kick-pass for Cork's previous two points, Steven Sherlock is the finisher for Cork's sixth. They lead 2-6 to 0-4. Eoghan Cormican

2:22pm: Chris Óg Jones and Luke Fahy add points for Cork. John Cleary's side moving well now, leading by seven. 

Waterford's Michael O'Brien celebrates with Alan Dunwoody during their side's Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary. Pic: ©INPHO

2:21pm: 51 minutes played between Kerry and Meath in the Christy Ring Cup. The Kingdom lead 2-16 to 0-9. 

2:19pm: Steven Sherlock converts a 45 for Cork and then Killian Ryan gets one back for Limerick. 2-3 to 0-4.

2:18pm: Those Cork goals came moments after Limerick had one of their own. 

2:17pm: Sheedy's goal emanated from a Cork kick-out won by Colm O'Callaghan. Into the wind, five of Micheál Aodh Martin's opening six restarts have found a red shirt. Eoghan Cormican

2:15pm: And then Tommy Walsh immediately follows with second Cork green flag. Cork go from one behind to five in front in blink of an eye. Eoghan Cormican

2:14pm: Goal for Cork! And it's the championship debutant, Dara Sheedy. Eoghan Cormican

2:12pm: Tipperary lead Waterford 0-2 to 0-1 after nine minutes at Fraher Field.

2:10pm: Chris Óg Jones gets a nice score for Cork. Cork 0-2 Limerick 0-3. 

2:09pm: Limerick playing with the aid of an incredibly strong breeze. Three of their four point attempts to date have been outside the arc. Only James Naughton successful. Eoghan Cormican

2:07pm: Paul Walsh gets a point back for Cork but then Rory O'Brien responds for Limerick. It's Cork 0-1 Limerick 0-3.

2:06pm: Good start for Limerick. James Naughton with a two-pointer gets the first score of the game for Limerick. 

2:05pm: The game in Dungarvan has also thrown in. It's 0-1 each as Waterford's Alan Dunwoody responds to Killian Butler's opening point for Tipp. 

2:00pm: The game is underway at the Páirc.

1:56pm: Dara Sheedy starts for Cork. There was an expectation he might be rested on account of having played the full hour for Cork U20s on Thursday evening above in West Clare. But no, his first senior championship start comes today. Eoghan Cormican

1:48pm: No changes for Cork or Limerick. Both teams will start as named on Friday. 

Cork starting 15 for today's Munster Senior Football Championship meeting with Limerick pic.twitter.com/n3bM5eg7or

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1:41pm: Half-time now in Trim and Kerry lead Meath 1-14 to 0-6 in the Christy Ring Cup. 

1:31pm: In the Christy Ring Cup, Kerry lead Meath 0-12 to 0-5 after 27 minutes.

1:30pm: In his weekend column, Christy O'Connor reminded us there was a chance that this year's Munster SFC might not have taken place. Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford were infuriated by the proposal which would have seen Cork and Kerry seeded for the championship. 

Cork manager and Jimmy Lee Limerick manager ahead of the game. Pic: INPHO/James Lawlor

1:25pm: We're 35 minutes from throw-in at Páirc Uí Chaoimh where Cork face Limerick in the Munster SFC quarter-final. The match throws in at 2pm. Eoghan Cormican will be reporting for the Irish Examiner. In today's other quarter-final, Tipperary play Waterford at Fraher Field in Dungarvan. The winners of today's games will meet in the semi-finals on April 25. Clare play Kerry in the other semi-final. 

The most notable selection for Cork is between the posts where Micheál Aodh Martin starts ahead of Patrick Doyle. Doyle had overtaken Martin as first choice during the league. However, Doyle's kickout performance against Meath in the Division 2 final appears to have swung John Cleary. 

Here are the teams for today's match.

CORK: MA Martin, M Shanley, D O’Mahony, S Meehan, B O’Driscoll, T Walsh, L Fahy, C O’Callaghan, I Maguire, P Walsh, M Cronin, S McDonnell, C Óg Jones, D Sheedy, S Sherlock.

Subs: P Doyle, T O’Mahony, R Maguire, D Cashman, S Walsh, C Cahalane, D Buckley, R Deane, E McSweeney, C Corbett, B Hurley.

LIMERICK: J Alfred, S Kilbridge, C Woulfe, D Buckley, B Coleman, K Ryan, T McCarthy, E Riordan, J McCarthy, R O’Brien, C Fahy, P Maher, R Childs, J Naughton, D Neville.

Subs: R McElligott, D O’Doherty, O Collins, O Moss, L Woulfe, M McCarthy, C McSweeney, J Dineen, Z McCarthy, S Cross, P Nash

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