Diarmuid Sheehan: Cork back in the ascendancy but Limerick aren't out of the running yet
Are Cork a better side than they were last year? In a word, yes. Are Limerick now a busted flush? Not a chance.
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Any questions about whether Cork had the quality to stand up to the reigning Munster champions were put to bed early on Saturday night as the men in red threw everything they had at Limerick and never took their collective feet of the gas. The Rebels pushed the home side in the Gaelic Grounds to the limit and ultimately sealed the deal in the most dramatic of circumstances.
The Munster Senior Hurling Championship hadn't exactly fired and taken off like it did in 2024, with more often than not the games that were predicted to be close falling far short of expectations. Far too many one-sided affairs.
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