Kieran Shannon: Three takeaways from Limerick's Munster final win against Cork 

Cork still have as good a chance of winning this All-Ireland as they had Sunday morning. If anything, perhaps their chances are higher?

REBEL RAID: Limerick players, Dan Morrissey, Sean Finn, Diarmaid Byrnes, Peter Casey and Ethan Hurley Gearóid Hegarty and Mike Casey celebrate in the Páirc Uí Chaoimh dressing room with the Mick Mackey Cup. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

1. Even without Aaron Gillane (on fire), Limerick found a way

In trying to solve the puzzle that is Limerick, the first question Cork have often had to ask themselves is what to do with Aaron Gillane? It was all the more pronounced heading into this fixture; while he had been unavailable through injury for the round-robin game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, he had raided them for 1-7 in the league final, 1-4 from play.