Hegarty and Casey who have been pivotal neither scoring today.

Think Clare will be on our heels again - might be Lohan's last year so they'll give it everything and think they'll get out of Munster. Last slot will be a dog fight. 

Leinster - hard to know where Galway are at as they didn't lift a finger in the league. They'll breeze out of Leinster as should Kilkenny. Toss up between the Dubs under MOD and Wexford for the last slot.

Can't wait - nothing beats the hurling championship.

How many go through, likely quarter finalists etc 

I nearly poxed us with this prediction but we are back in another Munster final agin' the Banner. Tickets will be like gold dust. Could fill Croker for it. Based on current form, you'd say it could be the second of three games between Clare and Limerick - the third will be the AI Final.

Tough for Cork who showed serious mettle this year. I think they will be a force for the next few years - decent manager and a conveyor belt of talent coming through. Expect their 20s to obliterate Offaly next weekend in the AI Final. Four point handicap is very soft. Ben O'Connor's last game before turning to rugby full time. 

Talk is will be in Cork either way a fantastic occasion. We looked well off pace this year (well off pace by our own standards). Lynch doesn’t look fit I’m not sure if he just on tender hooks since long lay off or is only building up. Great to see Hego get on ball yesterday and score a few. Whatever happens this year since as last and year before we are in bonus territory.

Unreal action everywhere yesterday would have been deserving of the red button on RTÉ of there was one.

Waterford were beat before the match was even played. Folk and media were totally forgetting Cahill history with Waterford players.

Roll on Munster final now and all Ireland series.

I wouldn't fancy Clare to win a game of any sort in Croker. Think they put all eggs into the Munster basket and not sure they have the legs for wide open Croker. 

Dimensions of Croke Park - 145 * 88 m

Dimensions of Cusack Park Ennis - 145 * 90m

I stand corrected. There must be another reason they fill their togs in Croker so 

It's just pressure. They wouldn't have as much experience there as the likes of cork, tipp, Kilkenny, Dublin, Galway, Wexford and Limerick. 

Where did they win the 95 97 and 2013 finals and draw with galway in 2018?

Draw with Galway in 2018  3 wins in 28 years. They love it there

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's more than 3 wins in 28 years given the semi finals where played there too.

Was only stirring. Hope Clare win Munster but wouldn't fancy them to win the All Ireland. Limerick stumbled through to Munster Final, fear they could come alive again. 

Leinster SHC: Hold my beer...

They’d have been as well giving away a free when the ball was in the corner 

Glad it's a Leinster side versus munster in final. The way TJ is playing, I'm leaning towards Kilkenny. 

Chalk it down

Hopefully we come out the right side of it.

Limerick to win in Sunday. 

Pre games beers along the NCR.

Looked for football tickets but flights home around €460 so a no-no

Prediction for next year, Clare, Waterford and cork to qualify from Munster. Tipp and Limerick to go out. If Limerick qualify I'll back them to win 5 in a row.

Why are you doubting Limerick?

Not doubting them it's just what I think will happen. Munster is super competitive and cork nearly knocked them out this year.

There was a highlight shown during the game yesterday of a sequence of 4 "handpasses", 3 of which were clear throws, but Marty had the pants around the ankles at that point so couldnt be bothered calling it out.

That's hurling these days though, nobody ever gets blown for that even though it happens all the time.

They are the worst at it by a distance and other teams often get blown for it even in games where Limerick are carrying out the majority of throws. As an example, Tipperary were blown 3 times in Munster v Limerick for throws, including for one which was the most blatant hand pass of the entire day and would have been a likely goal - all the despite Limerick throwing the ball all day.

I genuinely dont think Tom Morrisey knows that you can't throw the ball. I've never seen him execute a proper hand pass.

Think it's gone beyond a joke at this point. They have to get it under control.

The toughness after the second goal yesterday not to drop the heads. Shooting from the Cusack Stand side on lads' left hand side was exceptional. 

Hon the f**king Treaty. 

This success has come from years of planning thanks to the backing from JP McManus.

You might not win it every year, but should become a mainstay.

At least the funding came from a Limerick man and not the GAA unfairly allocating funds to Limerick while telling everyone how they need them to start winning all Ireland's. 

Indeed. Limerick are the Man City of Hurling.

Ha, must have missed the part where we have signed in players from other counties. 

Sounds like nonsense to me.

Dunno about all of that, but it's definitely not a purely "amateur" game for the elite counties.

Players are well looked after.

Who knows, but I was an old lad like JP with hundreds of millions in the bank I'd be doing the exact same thing with my money. Money well spent.

I would also believe that the stuff about mortgages isn't true. But JP does basically run his horse racing operation in some ways as a benefit as he doesn't make money from it.

And I believe Limerick spend the most of any county board on their county teams. So the truth of his involvement is probably somewhere in the middle. 

On the camera thing each team do their own recording for video analysis there is nothing new there sure u12 and u14 Soccer teams are doing same thing so why. On the expenditure reached finals in 5/6 years so always going to spend more than on day example Cork who were gone ten weeks back or so

I was just quoting what RTE were saying at the weekend as they were moving out of the way of the Limerick lad who was setting up their camera system on the gantry and mentioning that no other team were doing that. 

And on the other expenditure, Limerick topped the list in terms of expenditure of all counties, so factoring in football also. Most of that expense would not be be over the last couple of weeks of the championship I’d imagine as Galway got to a semi final and final and didn’t spend as much as Limerick. Not that Limerick have done anything wrong, no rules broken or anything like that. 

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Seen it bouncing around social media yesterday. Nothing new in there that other clubs haven't done before outside of baring lads from playing golf . I've never played senior (or anything close) but the drink ban I always found a strange one, lads will always break it. What's wrong with saying no drinking 10 days out from a match and don't go mad at that.

10 day's before any match is absolutely reasonable in any sport professional or amateur. 

Wouldn't have thought so. Bar the drinking ban which is a regular in these pre-season commitments the rest would be standard enough for any sporting team with realistic ambitions. 

Club championship is played during the summer so kind of expected that lads don't head off on J1's if they're serious about playing.

Not starting them in favour of someone who's sticking around is logical but not letting him Train with first team and play mainly with second team is idiotic especially for rural clubs.

the greatest game on grass starts back this weekend with a super Sunday of Hurling in Munster. 

Predictions

Limerick 

Clare 

Waterford

Galway 

Kilkenny 

Scubs 

Limerick beating Clare in Final. 

People think I'm mad with Waterford but I think there is a bounce in them. Nearly caught Limerick on the hop last year on the first day out and then it all went to sh*te. I think they invested too much into that game. Don't think Davy will let that happen this year. they have a 2 week gap after the Cork game before they meet Tipp. Cahill hasn't progressed with Tipp one single bit. I actually think he'll get the door at the end of this championship. Cork are just Cork, relying on Hoggy and Harnedy too much when there on the wrong side of 30. Pitches are awful at the moment and i don't think that will suit Cork at all along with the draw of having to play Clare 6 days after the Waterford game. 

I actually think Limerick may struggle, Clare away next week will be a bruiser, if they lose that, they could be into a must-win already with Tipp the following week.

Clare will get out, they're very solid.

It'll be Cork, Limerick and Clare out of Munster with KK, Galway and Wexford from Leinster.

Hoping we can do five in a row but Clare are like men possessed this season. It'll be some game in Ennis this weekend. 

Massive match for the banner in PUC next week. 

Even better from the Dubs 👏👏👏👏👏 2 goals in 90 seconds. 

No way I hadn't even checked that result. Happy days. Hopefully Dublin make the Leinster final this year. Most year's they'd have narrowly lost that game or drew it.

They did draw it 😀

FOR f**kS SAKE. Typical fooking Dublin hurlers. Guarantee you they'll narrowly miss out on the final!

Goals to draw. Decent result away to Wexford. 

I thought you were at home. Indeed a great result. Leinster hurling exciting as evere.

Clare will bate cork next Sunday hands down. 

What a call from me 

Cat firmly amongst the pidgeons now. Cork v Clare on Sunday will be fair tense given that the loser will be rightly under pressure to salvage their season. 

In defence of the championship, said team is fairly awesome. Looks like the entire championship is somewhat academic.

Tipp were atrocious. Worst I've ever seen them. Nice to give them a skinning, we've been on the other side enough times - the All Ireland semi final in 2009 springs to mind. Cahill fairly fired the players under the bus after the game. Can't see anything but a Waterford rampage Saturday evening. 

Limerick, Waterford, Clare to get out of Munster. If Limerick beat Cork, they'll probably be in a Munster final and might rotate team for last game vs Waterford which could Waterford sneaking in ahead of Clare in a Munster final. The Clare v Waterford game in Ennis is going to be huge. 

Fair dues Antrim beating Wexford, great chance to get out of Leinster now if they can beat the Dubs in Parnell Park 

The keeper needs to go. His distribution is horrendous. Responsible for at least 1-10 of what Clare scored and a fair proportion of what Waterford scored last week too.

Stupid red card too. They are their own worst enemy.

I just caught the highlights last night. Was that a red card tho? Bit soft i thought.

Cork will be praying for a Tipp win on Saturday night but can't see it. 

Spot on.