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Replying To Fitzy01: "Absolutely massive loss. Being right in the head space is massive and mentally recovering from games and being ready to show your best on the biggest day is such a big factor. The Munster final now is so big now and recovering mentally and physically from what it takes to get over the line is very hard. Winning it, getting back down and then getting yourself back up again is tough but losing it and coming back to go again is even harder. Would be great if they could get her back even in a part time\ weekend basis to try and refocus minds next year. I imagine she would also have had a very positive effect on management too and help catch and put out fires between management and players when issues inevitably arise. This is bound to happen in squads that have been together so long and having someone calm, neutral and slightly removed would be so beneficial. Well done to Tipp yesterday, they were fantastic in the second half. The journey they took is similar to Limerick in 2018. The same issues for Cork happen again, in my opinion the mindset of the supporters and to a lesser extent the team is killing them. Fantastic numbers and fantastic support for their team but the Achilles heel is the ridiculous over confidence. Haven't won an all Ireland in 20 years but still rock up each and every time like they are going for their fifth All Ireland in a row. The carry on also turned almost every single neutral supporter against them yesterday. Confidence is an essential requirement for winning but so too is humility and that small little factor has cost Cork a couple of All Irelands I think. They should be banking the hurt and using it as motivation to actually get over the line, not forgetting about it every single year and rocking up with the mindset of champions. This Corkness thing is just comical at this stage." Totally agree with the last paragraph. Hard to know where that confidence comes from when their defence coughs up so many scores over & over again. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6530 - 21/07/2025 11:43:12 2626830 Link
Replying To Fitzy01: "Absolutely massive loss. Being right in the head space is massive and mentally recovering from games and being ready to show your best on the biggest day is such a big factor. The Munster final now is so big now and recovering mentally and physically from what it takes to get over the line is very hard. Winning it, getting back down and then getting yourself back up again is tough but losing it and coming back to go again is even harder. Would be great if they could get her back even in a part time\ weekend basis to try and refocus minds next year. I imagine she would also have had a very positive effect on management too and help catch and put out fires between management and players when issues inevitably arise. This is bound to happen in squads that have been together so long and having someone calm, neutral and slightly removed would be so beneficial. Well done to Tipp yesterday, they were fantastic in the second half. The journey they took is similar to Limerick in 2018. The same issues for Cork happen again, in my opinion the mindset of the supporters and to a lesser extent the team is killing them. Fantastic numbers and fantastic support for their team but the Achilles heel is the ridiculous over confidence. Haven't won an all Ireland in 20 years but still rock up each and every time like they are going for their fifth All Ireland in a row. The carry on also turned almost every single neutral supporter against them yesterday. Confidence is an essential requirement for winning but so too is humility and that small little factor has cost Cork a couple of All Irelands I think. They should be banking the hurt and using it as motivation to actually get over the line, not forgetting about it every single year and rocking up with the mindset of champions. This Corkness thing is just comical at this stage." I was at the match yesterday (wife is from Tipp) and agree with everything you say about Cork, but I would like to add I think the whole Horgan HAS to win an All Ireland medal is a heavy burden/ distraction for the reast of the team. No doubting the man is a class act and has been a joy to watch but no man has a god given right to a celtic cross just on ability alone (we have a few from the 90s ourselves). Ballyknockill (Limerick) - Posts: 30 - 21/07/2025 11:49:31 2626838 Link
Replying To Ballyknockill: "I was at the match yesterday (wife is from Tipp) and agree with everything you say about Cork, but I would like to add I think the whole Horgan HAS to win an All Ireland medal is a heavy burden/ distraction for the reast of the team. No doubting the man is a class act and has been a joy to watch but no man has a god given right to a celtic cross just on ability alone (we have a few from the 90s ourselves)." Totally agree with you. We had players in 1996 who had given sterling service for several years previous and I don't recall anyone outside of Limerick at that time saying those players deserved AI medals. A lot of this hype is media driven - purely depending on for whatever reason the media like a player (or not). CnocÁine (Limerick) - Posts: 20 - 21/07/2025 12:50:20 2626866 Link
Replying To CnocÁine: "Totally agree with you. We had players in 1996 who had given sterling service for several years previous and I don't recall anyone outside of Limerick at that time saying those players deserved AI medals. A lot of this hype is media driven - purely depending on for whatever reason the media like a player (or not)." It is unbelievable. Live in Cork and it drives me spare when I hear some very good Cork hurling people say that he deserves an AI. Can't deny he was a great player but nothing in high level sport comes easy, especially an all Ireland. Be very interesting to see how Cork react to this loss. After yesterday, I am bit more optimistic about Limerick next year but we do need to freshen some things up. Munster championship will be a bear pit next year. LarryLuimneach (Limerick) - Posts: 5 - 21/07/2025 14:03:23 2626902 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Tipp stopping there on their way home?" That or the Lee has been diverted through Thurles. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2572 - 21/07/2025 15:06:19 2626920 Link
Replying To LarryLuimneach: "It is unbelievable. Live in Cork and it drives me spare when I hear some very good Cork hurling people say that he deserves an AI. Can't deny he was a great player but nothing in high level sport comes easy, especially an all Ireland. Be very interesting to see how Cork react to this loss. After yesterday, I am bit more optimistic about Limerick next year but we do need to freshen some things up. Munster championship will be a bear pit next year." But you look at what Fellas like Horgan have given to Cork over the years. There's lads with half his ability that have medals. That must be hard to take. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2475 - 21/07/2025 20:39:44 2627002 Link
Replying To Bon: "But you look at what Fellas like Horgan have given to Cork over the years. There's lads with half his ability that have medals. That must be hard to take." True. But it's also true there are plenty of players with his ability or even better that don't. This is a Limerick forum so Ciaran Carey for one. Gary Kirby, Tommy Quaid. From outside of Limerick John Mullane, Dan Shanahan, Ken McGrath, Ger Loughnane, Johnny Callinan Hoggy is a stylish hurler, very skillful, lovely wrists, vision etc. But has played now in four finals and lost all four. Is that bad luck or unfair? Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 175 - 22/07/2025 14:15:52 2627168 Link
Replying To Bon: "But you look at what Fellas like Horgan have given to Cork over the years. There's lads with half his ability that have medals. That must be hard to take." You could set up a forum dedicated to lads that should have won All Ireland medals, in both codes and make valid agruments as to why they should have won 1 but unfrotunately it is not down to 1 mans ability, it is a team effort (and when I say team I mean, 35 man squand, managment, S&C, psychologist, dietitian, etc). I think he has been left down baly by his team mates in the past but has also had his oof days in finals. Ballyknockill (Limerick) - Posts: 30 - 22/07/2025 15:08:32 2627194 Link
Overall a good result for Limerick. Tipp will now be the hunted. If Cork had won convincingly they could have possibly dominated for a few years. Tipp don't have a great record of doing back to back. If anything the All Ireland highlighted how remarkable it was for Limk to do the 4 in a row. Big set back for Cork. I would think the same 3 to come out of Munster next year but it will be a mine field. journeyman (Limerick) - Posts: 144 - 22/07/2025 15:20:59 2627198 Link
Replying To Bon: "But you look at what Fellas like Horgan have given to Cork over the years. There's lads with half his ability that have medals. That must be hard to take." Like other Limerick posters here, I don't have sympathy for him. He's given a lot to the Cork shirt, but I think they've (Cork) made a rod for their own backs with his career going on so long. Declan Dalton is hauled off after 45 minutes in a lot of games when Horgan should have been the one leaving. Dalton can take frees as good a Horgan and is ten times more physical, could easily be thrown in full forward to get on the end of those direct balls Cork play. Yet the board goes up and it is Dalton's number being withdrawn. For all that not having a medal might be hard for Horgan, what is best for the team? slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6530 - 22/07/2025 15:21:28 2627199 Link
Replying To journeyman: "Overall a good result for Limerick. Tipp will now be the hunted. If Cork had won convincingly they could have possibly dominated for a few years. Tipp don't have a great record of doing back to back. If anything the All Ireland highlighted how remarkable it was for Limk to do the 4 in a row. Big set back for Cork. I would think the same 3 to come out of Munster next year but it will be a mine field." I thought that beforehand but now not so sure Like you I was nervous that if Cork got over the line they could dominate but flip side of that is there will be no overconfidence from them next year they will be wounded and have too much talent to simply disappear Tipp were outstanding on Sunday - their touch, their passing, their use of the ball. Even in the first half when they hit some poor wides all of their build up was just right. And they have a pipeline of talent coming. Like Limerick in 2018 they are ahead of schedule. Cahill is going nowhere, and I don't see any of their starters retiring. And given how bad Clare were I don't see any retirements there either - I think they will all give it another lash. At least one of those four won't qualify. The more about it the more I think it's about us and not the others. Get the heads right, freshen it up a bit, innovate tactically, a little bit of bitterness about being written off, hunt down the others. Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 175 - 22/07/2025 17:18:59 2627228 Link
Replying To Yadse: "I thought that beforehand but now not so sure Like you I was nervous that if Cork got over the line they could dominate but flip side of that is there will be no overconfidence from them next year they will be wounded and have too much talent to simply disappear Tipp were outstanding on Sunday - their touch, their passing, their use of the ball. Even in the first half when they hit some poor wides all of their build up was just right. And they have a pipeline of talent coming. Like Limerick in 2018 they are ahead of schedule. Cahill is going nowhere, and I don't see any of their starters retiring. And given how bad Clare were I don't see any retirements there either - I think they will all give it another lash. At least one of those four won't qualify. The more about it the more I think it's about us and not the others. Get the heads right, freshen it up a bit, innovate tactically, a little bit of bitterness about being written off, hunt down the others." Remember next year we have to go to Cork and Ennis in the round robin. While we should be well capable of taking care of Tipperary and Waterford in our own back yard, we will likely need something from Ennis or Cork to qualify which is a difficult task in itself. I have every confidence in our full back line, I believe our half back line needs freshening up. I still think we have an abundance of options from midfield up to the forwards but we just need to find the most effective/optimum way of blending the use of youth and experience over the full 70 - 75 minutes. I believe certain players may now only have 50 or 55 good minutes in them and we need to decide if they should play from the start, or if they should become "finishers" when needed. Who we are playing on a given day could decide if certain players start or of if they come on. LimerickandProud (Limerick) - Posts: 199 - 23/07/2025 10:56:34 2627382 Link
Replying To LimerickandProud: "Remember next year we have to go to Cork and Ennis in the round robin. While we should be well capable of taking care of Tipperary and Waterford in our own back yard, we will likely need something from Ennis or Cork to qualify which is a difficult task in itself. I have every confidence in our full back line, I believe our half back line needs freshening up. I still think we have an abundance of options from midfield up to the forwards but we just need to find the most effective/optimum way of blending the use of youth and experience over the full 70 - 75 minutes. I believe certain players may now only have 50 or 55 good minutes in them and we need to decide if they should play from the start, or if they should become "finishers" when needed. Who we are playing on a given day could decide if certain players start or of if they come on." I agree with that. While some of the team might not be that old age-wise, they have a serious amount of mileage since 2018, training and playing at a massive intensity year on year. I think Kiely should freshen it up more next year, trust the younger lads to start and keep some of his more experienced players to introduce from the bench. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2478 - 23/07/2025 11:28:16 2627395 Link
Amazing transformation in hurling in 2025, Tipp no All Star last year and 7 this year. Limerick no All Star in 2025. Is it the fickle reporters or for real? Well done to all my Tipp ftiends. ClogherLad (Limerick) - Posts: 2 - 23/07/2025 15:38:00 2627481 Link
Replying To ClogherLad: "Amazing transformation in hurling in 2025, Tipp no All Star last year and 7 this year. Limerick no All Star in 2025. Is it the fickle reporters or for real? Well done to all my Tipp ftiends." All Stars won't be given out for a few months I'd say Adam English still in with a decent chance I think Cian Lynch should get one but won't while Nicky, Kyle Hayes and Gillane should get nominations but also won't win TBH I would almost prefer we got none if it served as motivation for next year Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 175 - 24/07/2025 01:43:24 2627578 Link
Sorry I meant team of the year 2025 not All Stars ClogherLad (Limerick) - Posts: 2 - 24/07/2025 09:59:38 2627595 Link
I'm posting this here,any chance limerick Gaa could update the senior fixtures on the website..the championship is starting this weekend..give people a chance to see where and when matches are on.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2582 - 29/07/2025 20:05:42 2629109 Link
Replying To CTGAA10: "I'm posting this here,any chance limerick Gaa could update the senior fixtures on the website..the championship is starting this weekend..give people a chance to see where and when matches are on.." credit where its due, they have streaming back this year after last years no show its a little pricey but the quality is much better than before (highlights, post-match interviews, better camera angles) And they show the fixtures, at least the ones to be covered https://page.inplayer.com/LimerickGAA/ Yadse (Limerick) - Posts: 175 - 30/07/2025 16:54:12 2629326 Link
Yadse I'm delighted to see that matches are being streamed..I also agree that it is a bit pricey,maybe €10 would have been enough..I was looking at limerick senior fixtures on limerick Gaa and nothing updated..it's starting tomorrow night .. On the streaming is there a weekend option?? It's great for older people like my parents who just can't attend anymore.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2582 - 30/07/2025 17:27:52 2629332 Link
Replying To Yadse: "credit where its due, they have streaming back this year after last years no show its a little pricey but the quality is much better than before (highlights, post-match interviews, better camera angles) And they show the fixtures, at least the ones to be covered https://page.inplayer.com/LimerickGAA/" Thanks for sharing that link. When you compare the cost to the cost of GAA+ then the season pass is pretty expensive, as is the weekend pass. The one off game cost seems reasonable and in line with GAA+. Very useful if selecting games on a one off basis. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6530 - 30/07/2025 19:53:56 2629356 Link