Limerick 2-25 Cork 1-17
Champions Limerick laid to rest any notion that they had lost their way during an uninspiring league campaign. In doing so, they all but repeated the comprehensive scale of their defeat of Cork in last year’s All-Ireland final.
Briefly this first round of the Munster championship in Páirc Uí Chaoimh flickered competitively, as the home side started in a blaze of intent and a goal came within seconds of the throw-in.
Conor Cahalane, a late change for Séamus Harnedy, burst through the middle, drew the cover and placed Shane Kingston to fire the opening salvo – his fourth goal in successive games.
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- April 18, 2022
