A crowd of 4,184, saw Limerick’s Peter Casey rattle the Cork net with just two minutes remaining to secure a final spot for Leo O’Connor’s charges. Limerick, current double Munster champions, will be favourites for the final, however Limerick will have a lot to work on, as Cork were wasteful with their scoring chance, seeing them rack up 15 wides.
The last side to do three in a row was Cork, in 2004/2005/2006.
Scorers for Limerick: P Casey (1-6, four frees), D Carroll, T Grimes and K Hayes (0-2 each), E McNamara (free) and B Ryan (0-1 each).
Scorers for Cork: M Coleman (0-6, four frees), L Healy and D Fitzgibbon (0-2 each), T OโMahony, C Cormack, D Dalton (65m), S Powter and (0-1 each).
Limerick: E McNamara (Capt); T Hayes, C McSweeney, J OโGrady; C Byrnes, P OโLoughlin, C Houlihan; D Carroll, T Grimes; K Hayes, S Flanagan, B Ryan; P Casey, M Mackey, B Murphy.
Subs: W OโMeara for M Mackey (51), C Boylan for D Carroll (54), O OโReilly for B Ryan (59), P Ahern for K Hayes (60).
Cork: D Dalton; S Smyth, D Griffin, C McCarthy; M Coleman, E Murphy (Capt), D Lowney; C OโLeary, D Fitzgibbon; L Healy, M OโHalloran, T OโMahony; S Powter, C Cormack, J Looney.
Subs: J Cashman for C OโLeary (half-time), R OโFlynn for M OโHalloran (42), B Dunne for S Powter (47), B Hennessy for J Looney (53).
Referee: Paul Foley (Waterford).