FOLLOWING ON from ‘Super Sunday,’ six teams remain in the hunt for the Liam MacCarthy Cup, of which Limerick have been in possession for a while.
The field is headed by odds-on shots and holders Limerick, who eventually eased past Waterford in the concluding round of the Munster Championship at a heaving Gaelic Grounds.
That positive outcome sealed a provincial final outing with next-door neighbours Clare at Semple Stadium, Thurles, on Sunday week.
Also still in the chase for All-Ireland honours are dark horses Cork, who finished third in Munster, along with Kilkenny, Dublin and Wexford from Leinster.
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The casualties of the weekend were Waterford and Galway, who both exited.
Ahead of the All-Ireland Series are the provincial finals, Limerick/Clare in Munster and Kilkenny/Dublin in Leinster.
A possible absentee for Limerick’s next outing is Séamus Flanagan, who pulled up early with what appeared to be a hamstring issue against The Déise.
His replacement, however, teenager Shane O’Brien (Kilmallock) slotted in well, knocking over three lovely points from play.
Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash (0-01); Diarmaid Byrnes (0-2), Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes (0-3); Will O’Donoghue (0-1), Cian Lynch (0-1); Cathal O’Neill (0-2), Gearóid Hegarty (0-2), Tom Morrissey (0-4); Aaron Gillane (0-7), Séamus Flanagan, David Reidy (0-2).
Substitutes used: Shane O’Brien (0-3), Adam English (0-1), Fergal O’Connor, Conor Boylan, Donnacha Ó Dálaigh.