Limerick’s first season without a cup since 2017 “felt like a disaster”, according to William O’Donoghue. It's going to be a competitive game, you've got two teams who are planning on getting to an All-Ireland semi-final. It's nothing about the stage we went out at or the stage of the tournament we went out of. When you look at the year as a whole, it wasn't good enough. “I think that could happen any week if you're not at the level you're supposed to be at, and we weren't at that level last week.

Source: Irish Examiner February 10, 2026 11:55 UTC