The consequences of Diarmaid Byrnes’s equalising free on Sunday didn’t immediately occur to everyone in Walsh Park but as soon as they sank in, the vista became clear. Waterford were bunched if Cork could beat Tipperary the following weekend.
How on earth could this have happened? Waterford have been freely spoken of as Limerick’s most consistently serious challengers for the past two years. Only a few weeks ago, they were comprehensively defeating Cork in the league final.
There has consequently been a focus on the unreliability of the league and how it could almost be sued for breach of promise by the likes of Waterford and Wexford.
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- May 18, 2022
