Limerick hurlers

[Asal Mor]

Some positive results at the weekend with Offaly beating Kilkenny and laois taking Galway to extra time as well. It's good to see it.

[Bing Crosby .]

Yes these are two great results but I'm not going to say that the Carlow result is a reason for Limerick supporters to start freeking out .  Way too early for a long term analyses , they only played three times together and the selection process has yet to tweak itself to a forward moving consistency . Positivity is going to be key here in the process of building a new team whatever results come their way this season and onward . I do hope that management are taking things on board over the last two months or so and empower themselves to instill into their new team belief and skill , style and consistency . I think this will happen . Keep the  faith .

[AZOffaly]

Some positive results at the weekend with Offaly beating Kilkenny and laois taking Galway to extra time as well. It's good to see it.

Hold tough now. I wouldn't be swinging from the rafters just yet. It's nice for Offaly to beat a team from Kilkenny in a 'competitive' game for the first time since '98, but that's all it was. A team from Kilkenny.

If we can beat the real Kilkenny team in the league in a month or so, that'll be worth getting excited about.

[INDIANA]

Yes these are two great results but I'm not going to say that the Carlow result is a reason for Limerick supporters to start freeking out .  Way too early for a long term analyses , they only played three times together and the selection process has yet to tweak itself to a forward moving consistency . Positivity is going to be key here in the process of building a new team whatever results come their way this season and onward . I do hope that management are taking things on board over the last two months or so and empower themselves to instill into their new team belief and skill , style and consistency . I think this will happen . Keep the  faith .

Unfortunately for all parties they are going to lose every game in the NHL and every Limerick fan knows it. If hurling goes to div 2 in limerick may as well hand over the keys of the Gaelic Grounds to Munster rugby. Its a sad situation unfortunately.

[Asal Mor]

I know what you mean AZ. I saw the Kilkenny team and it wasn't too familiar looking but still, they go all out to win every game and we have seen Kilkenny second and third teams dish out a few hidings in recent years.

[Bing Crosby .]

If hurling goes to div 2 in limerick may as well hand over the keys of the Gaelic Grounds to Munster rugby.

Indy I do believe that you're a knowledgeable GAA man but surely you can see that that statement there is way over the top and very unhelpful . That is way too absolute for my liking . There is no denying that the new lads will receive losses in the coming months . They will be beaten by experience . Anywhere I've read about this it's all woe and despair which I think myself is a bit too presumtuous . Maybe it could be said that I'm burying my head in the sand hoping that things will improve but as far as I can make out though there is just way too much negative spin surrounding this whole affair .

[INDIANA]

If hurling goes to div 2 in limerick may as well hand over the keys of the Gaelic Grounds to Munster rugby.

Indy I do believe that you're a knowledgeable GAA man but surely you can see that that statement there is way over the top and very unhelpful . That is way too absolute for my liking . There is no denying that the new lads will receive losses in the coming months . They will be beaten by experience . Anywhere I've read about this it's all woe and despair which I think myself is a bit too presumtuous . Maybe it could be said that I'm burying my head in the sand hoping that things will improve but as far as I can make out though there is just way too much negative spin surrounding this whole affair .

Its whats going to happen. Limerick's 3rd string which this is - is nowhere near Corks 3rd string. Will be beaten out the gate. There fault all over in this- but Limerick hurling and its future is more important.

[Bing Crosby .]

What you're saying is total worse case material here Indy and even at that there'l still be hurling in Limerick . If/when they are relegated that is not the end of the world for Limerick . Hurling will come good again in Limerick . The myth regarding rugby stealing the hearts and minds of Limerick hurling folk is still alive and well I see , this will never happen It is something that is projected on to Limerick GAA from people who do not live here .
Yes it's a mess at the moment but this will be old news next year. Justin may or may not go at the end of this season , all depending on how this year fares out . When he was first brought in I was thrilled ( disgusted Ritchie was blackguarded but that's another story ) and believed that the man would put together a competitive team who would trust themselves that they can win but look what has happened instead , unbelievable really that the players have done this to their supporters .   Wait and see I say and here's hoping .

[orangeman]

Read a piece yesterday by Tom Ryan - jesus but he really sticks arm, legs and eveything else he has into Justin. He seems to be a bitter boy.

[orangeman]

Read a piece yesterday by Tom Ryan - jesus but he really sticks arm, legs and eveything else he has into Justin. He seems to be a bitter boy.

Reading another piece now by Tom Ryan - jesus but he's bitter !!

[trileacman]

I see John Hayes is wading in to bring a resolution. 

[AZOffaly]

I see John Hayes is wading in to bring a resolution. 

He'd sort them out. Hayes would be a big hurling man as well.

[GAA_Punter]

Six wides for limerick after 19 min

Limerick 0-03 1-05  Cork, Gaelic Grounds

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[cicfada]

1-10 to 0-7 for cork at the half, Cork not impressive at all but  should pull away in the  second half!!

[orangeman]

Cork secured their second successive win in Allianz NHL Division 1, getting the better of Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.


Cork target man Michael Cussen crowned his first league start with a third minute goal and went on to score 1-05 in an eye-catching display.

Nicky Quaid opened Limerick's account but they hit eight first half wides and trailed by 1-10 to 0-07 at half-time.

Substitute Thomas O'Brien netted for Limerick in the second period, but a subsequent goal from Cork's Cian McCarthy sealed the result.

Limerick manager Justin McCarthy, who watched his young and inexperienced side lose to Galway in their league opener, made one enforced change for tonight's game - bringing Ahane's Mike Carr in at left half-back for Cathal King who is out of the country this weekend.

Cork boss Denis Walsh tested his squad depth by making seven changes, including call-ups for goalkeeper Martin Coleman, dual player Eoin Cadogan and wing forwards Fintan O'Leary and Graham Calnan.

Dual player Cussen, another new starter, was a constant threat to a Limerick side that again showed heart and enthusiasm but they were well outplayed in the end.

Cussen struck Cork's opening goal with only his second touch of the game and while Quaid got Limerick off the mark, the hosts were 1-05 to 0-03 behind after 20 minutes.

McCarthy also lost the services of impressive league debutant Carr to injury, eight minutes later. With Tom Kenny and John Gardiner excelling around centre-field, the Rebels pushed on and they were six points ahead at the break.

Limerick corner forward Alan O'Connor opened the second half with a point, but Cork hit the next five scores without reply as they cantered clear.

The home side gave themselves some hope when substitute O'Brien wriggled through for a well-taken goal, cutting the gap back to six.

O'Brien from the Patrickswell club, who scored 1-02, is a hugely promising player and the manner in which he took his goal, within seconds of his arrival on the pitch, indicates a bright future for him.

However, McCarthy's men had no answer when McCarthy picked off Cork's second goal and with free-taker Patrick Horgan taking his tally to 0-06, the winning margin was double figures by the finish.

This ten-point defeat is sure to spark renewed calls for a new Limerick management which would pave the way for a return to the squad of a number of those dropped by McCarthy and others who walked away in protest.

The next meeting of Limerick County Board is planned for Tuesday week.

Tonight, Cork simply had far too much experience and the likes of Gardiner, Kenny and Shane O'Neill plus Cussen, Horgan and Mark O'Sullivan always had Limerick battling against the odds.

Limerick's Lorcan O'Dwyer, Quaid and Paul Browne all did well, but a long and difficult road lies ahead for the Shannonsiders.

Scorers - Limerick: A O'Connor, 0-04 (0-04f), T O'Brien 1-02, N Quaid, P Browne, B O'Sullivan 0-02 each, P McNamara, G Mulcahy 0-01 each

Cork: M Cussen 1-05, P Horgan 0-06, (0-04f), C McCarthy 1-01, J Gardiner 0-04 (0-02 '65s, 0-01f), K Murphy 0-02, M O'Sullivan, G Calnan, N McCarthy 0-01 each

Limerick: T Flynn; D Lynch, D Kenny, S O'Neill; L O'Dwyer, A Brennan, M Carr; N Quaid, P Browne; B O'Sullivan (capt), A Owens, C Mullane; G Mulcahy, P McNamara, A O'Connor.

Subs used: M Deegan for Carr (28 mins), T O'Brien (Patrickswell) for Owens (42), P Harty for Brennan (48), C Hynes for Kenny (50), D Moore for O'Connor (60).

Cork: M Coleman; S O'Neill, E Cadogan, C O'Sullivan; B Murphy, R Curran, R Ryan; J Gardiner, T Kenny; F O'Leary, M O'Sullivan, G Calnan; K Murphy (capt), M Cussen, P Horgan.

Subs used: C McCarthy for O'Leary (50 mins), A O hAilpin for O'Sullivan (56), N McCarthy for Calnan (62), M Walsh for Gardiner (65), A Ryan for O'Neill (66).

Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath)