There would also be the next three rounds played in quick succession; don’t get too excited because you’re back on pretty quickly. Limerick have a week off but Tipperary, smarting from losing their first match, will now be hosting Cork. No wonder the craziness levels were lower than would normally greet a championship victory over the neighbours. The substance of the observation though was that watching the teams hurl wouldn’t have given many clues as to the respective identities. Sunday was nothing like as excitable for one simple reason: Limerick no longer need to pull performances out of nowhere.

Source: The Irish Times May 23, 2018 05:00 UTC