While Colin O’Brien did have the game’s opening score in the first minute, it was the only time Cork led, with a pair of Tom Morrissey points putting Limerick in front. Scorers for Limerick: T Morrissey 0-6 (0-3 f, 0-2 65), D Ó Dálaigh 1-3, P Casey 0-4, C Lynch, J English 0-3 each, P O’Donovan 0-2, D O’Donovan, C Thomas, M Fitzgerald, G Hegarty, M Casey, J Finn, J Cosgrove 0-1 each. LIMERICK: C Ryan; E Stokes, S Finn, B Murphy; C Thomas, W O’Donoghue, M Fitzgerald; C Lynch, D O’Donovan; J English, P Casey, T Morrissey; G Hegarty, D Ó Dálaigh, G Hegarty, P O’Donovan. Subs: J Fitzgerald for O’Donovan, M Casey for O’Donoghue (both half-time), E Hurley for P Casey (43), D O’Shea for Thomas, H Flanagan for Lynch (both 46), J O’Connor for Hegarty, J Cosgrove for P O’Donovan, J Finn for Fitzgerald (all 56). Subs: B O’Sullivan for Colin O’Brien, Cormac O’Brien for Kearney (both half-time), J Casey for Tobin, B O’Flynn for Darcy, M Barrett for McCarthy (all 52).

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2026 22:25 UTC