Pride and pain for John Kiely's Limerick as history repeats itself
An empire always seems eternal until it isn't.
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An empire always seems eternal until it isn't.
For a long time it wasn't much of a rivalry at all. Before John Kiely took over Limerick, the counties had met 65 times in championship, Cork winning 44 (67%) and their neighbours 16 (25%), with five draws. Even four wins to the Rebels' two over the triumphant last seven seasons has taken Limerick's overall winning record to just 28%.
Limerick's defeat to Cork in a classic All-Ireland hurling semi-final 'hurts immeasurably' but John Kiely has vowed that the Treaty will bounce back in 2025.
The drop in Diarmaid Byrne's free-taking accuracy from 88% to 38% since last year's All-Ireland final leaves Limerick much more vulnerable if this afternoon's game goes to the wire.
This generation of Limerick hurlers have proven time and time again that they have little need for extra motivation going into big games.
Graeme Mulcahy said that Limerick will "never get used" to success, after the Treaty County clinched a record sixth Munster Hurling Championship in a row on Sunday.
John Kiely and his panel might have been celebrating a six-in-a-row of Munster titles but the Limerick manager said it still felt like their first triumph.
All eyes will be on Semple Stadium today as Limerick chase a record sixth consecutive Munster senior hurling title.