Limerick will not be able to treat five-in-a-row bid as just another championship
Limerick Abú: Arwen O’Dea, Siofra O’Dea, Iarla O’Dea and Megan Lyons enjoy an ice-cream while waiting for their county to arrive on the field. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inphois starting. We’re depressed enough by the weather not to want to go on about it but only the All-Ireland semi-finals and final are now played in high summer, which is the optimum time for hurling.
They’ll need stewarding and administration in Killarney, Dungarvan, Ennis and Waterford city all on one weekend. I’m not sure it needs to be so rushedDavy Fitzgerald and Waterford aiming to end unwanted Munster record On the field, the league as usual had its ups and downs. Clare and Kilkenny came out with most kudos with Limerick’s semi-final raising most eyebrows
This weekend, the standout fixture is in Ennis. There hasn’t been anything between Clare and Limerick in the past couple of years and there’s no reason to think this will be much different. They’re not much different from the team that beat Kilkenny in 2018 for their breakthrough win. Of the team that started last year’s All-Ireland, only Barry Nash and David Reidy didn’t play that day in Thurles six years ago. They’re not old but there’s a lot of mileage up.
I think the league win will stand to them, particularly as they looked as if they targeted winning it in what is Brian Lohan’s fifth year. They don’t win it often and it marks progression. They had to beat Tipperary and Kilkenny on the run-in even if TJ Reid couldn’t play in the final. It was a stepping stone to this match.
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