LIVE: Limerick v Cork, Munster senior hurling final

Cork 1-14 Limerick 1-9

34 mins - Barrett and Horgan stretch out Cork’s lead — but they’ll be disappointed not to have another goal, Hayes I think it was flashing across.

Fitzgibbon gets in on the scoring act from deep.

Cork 1-11 Limerick 1-9

31 mins – Hegarty with an inspirational score under severe pressure from Darragh Fitzgibbon.

Cork with some poor wides before that, the count 9 v 4. Pat Ryan was furious at one stage two, feeling Horgan was fouled inside and having words on the sideline.

Here’s Limerick’s goal from earlier:

GOAL LIMERICK20mins: LIM 1-05 COR 0-08

The first goal of the game as Aidan O'Connor bats it home.#rtegaa

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Cork 1-11 Limerick 1-8

29 mins - Alan Connolly and Adam English exchange points, before Cork goalscorer Barrett tags on another.

GOAL! Cork 1-9 Limerick 1-7 (Shane Barrett 27)

Cork have their green flag! Barrett pulls on the ball first time after a scramble, for his first goal of this Munster championship.

Gearoid Hegarty looks to respond immediately, but Collins comfortably saves.

Limerick 1-7 Cork 0-9

26 mins - Gillane grabs his first of the day. He twists and turns and fires over after a diagonal ball from Reidy.

Limerick 1-6 Cork 0-9

24 mins - Tim O’Mahony levels it, all square for the third time this evening.

SAVE! Nickie Quaid with a huge stop on Brian Hayes.

Limerick 1-6 Cork 0-8

23 mins – Reidy scores his second from play, and Limerick lead for the first time.

GOAL! Limerick 1-5 Cork 0-8 (Aidan O’Connor 20)

Aidan O’Connor rattles the Cork net on his first senior championship start. The Ballybrown youngster gathers a diagonal ball from Cian Lynch, turns inside and goes route one, beating Patrick Collins on the inside as he hammers the sliotar off the turf.

Hammer blow for Cork, that feels like a big momentum swing.

Cork 0-8 Limerick 0-5

18 mins - Diarmaid Byrnes nails a free from inside the Cork 65m line, before Harnedy responds at the other end.

Cork 0-7 Limerick 0-4

16 mins - Shane Barrett, under pressure, with another massive score and Cork lead by three. Goalkeepers kept on their toes at either end before that, lines to be cleared, but no major chances.

Cork 0-6 Limerick 0-4

15 mins - Damien Cahalane, what a score. Inspirational stuff from the corner back, from downtown!

Cork’s Cormac O’Brien and Gearoid Hegarty of Limerick. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Cork 0-5 Limerick 0-4

13 mins - Healy again with a great score on the turn, on his first senior championship start. Limerick hit back through David Reidy.

Cork 0-4 Limerick 0-3

10 mins - Diarmuid Healy nudges Cork back in front with a big effort near the left sideline.

Morrissey and Harnedy exchange wides at either end thereafter.

Cork 0-3 Limerick 0-3

9 mins - Morrissey again, and the sides are level for the first time.

Cork 0-3 Limerick 0-2

7 mins - Tom Morrissey and Aidan O’Connor split the posts as Limerick get off the mark.

SAVE from Patrick Collins in between, denying Adam English.

Cork 0-3 Limerick 0-0

6 mins – Horgan lands his second, and Cork’s third, from a free. The referee brought it back for a foul on Harnedy as he shot wide.

Let off for Cork just before that as Gillane sent Cian Lynch through on goal, but he’s pinged for a throw ball.

Cork 0-2 Limerick 0-0

4 mins – Seamus Harnedy gets Cork’s second, the Rebels surging up the field after a turnover on Aaron Gillane. Huge noise, the atmosphere sounds electric.

Cork 0-1 Limerick 0-0

3 mins - Wides follow at either end, Tom Morissey with Limerick’s second. They’ll be keen to get up and running imminently.

Cork 0-1 Limerick 0-0

1 min – Cork off the mark first through Patrick Horgan.

THROW IN: We’re underway. Cork won the toss and are playing with the breeze.

Incredible noise at the TUS Gaelic Grounds as Limerick and Cork parade. There’s a significant breeze. Huge crowd, what an occasion this will be.

“This is more than a hurling match. It’s history, tradition, pride,” Martin Morrissey says on RTÉ. Almost go time.

Waterford’s Thomas Walsh is the man in the middle this evening.

While this is the first Limerick-Cork Munster final since 2014, the Gaelic Grounds was the venue when the counties also clashed in the decider the year before.

There’s three survivors on each squad from that 2013 decider: Patrick Horgan, Seamus Harnedy and Conor Lehane from Cork, Declan Hannon, Shane Dowling and Nickie Quaid from Limerick.

Patrick Horgan inspecting the pitch. Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

Here’s the two starting teams that were named on Thursday. We’ll keep you updated on any late changes, but there doesn’t appear to be any.

Damien Cahalane and Diarmuid Healy both start for Cork, the latter set to make his first senior championship start.

Limerick are much-changed from the experimental side that played Clare, with one switch from their round-robin win over Cork before that: Aidan O’Connor is in line for his maiden senior championship start, with Shane O’Brien on a stacked bench.

Limerick

1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)

2. Sean Finn (Bruff), 3. Dan Morrissey (Ahane), 4. Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), 6. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), 7. Barry Nash (South Liberties)

8. Adam English (Doon), 9. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh)

10. Gearóid Hegarty (St Patrick’s), 11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell – captain), 12. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)

13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), 14. Aidan O’Connor (Ballybrown), 15. David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca)

Subs

• 16. Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh)
• 17. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
• 18. Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown)
• 19. Séamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)
• 20. Declan Hannon (Adare)
• 21. Barry Murphy (Doon)
• 22. Shane O’Brien (Kilmallock)
• 23. Donnacha Ó Dálaigh (Monaleen)
• 24. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
• 25. Paddy O’Donovan (Effin)
• 26. Cathal O’Neill (Crecora-Manister)

Cork

1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)

2. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s), 3. Eoin Downey (Glen Rovers), 4. Seán O’Donoghue (Inniscarra)

5. Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum) 6. Ciarán Joyce (Castlemartyr), 7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)

8. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum), 9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)

10. Diarmuid Healy (Lisgoold), 11. Shane Barrett (Blarney), 12. Séamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)

13. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers), 14. Alan Connolly (Blackrock), 15. Brian Hayes (St Finbarr’s)

Subs

• 16. Brion Saunderson (Midleton)
• 17. Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons)
• 18. Robert Downey (Glen Rovers)
• 19. Tommy O’Connell (Midleton)
• 20. Ethan Twomey (St Finbarr’s)
• 21. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
• 22. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
• 23. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
• 24. Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields)
• 25. Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
• 26. Brian Roche (Bride Rovers).

The prize on offer this evening. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

John Kiely’s Limerick are chasing an unprecedented Munster seven in a row. Cork are in their first final since 2018, when they retained their title.

This is the first Limerick-Cork Munster final since 2014.

Call it.

Who will be crowned the 2025 Munster senior hurling champions?

Good evening, and welcome along to The 42‘s live coverage of the 2025 Munster senior hurling championship final.

Will it be seventh heaven for Limerick, or can Cork stop them on their home patch and get their hands on the Mick Mackey Cup for the first time since 2018?

Throw-in at the TUS Gaelic Grounds is 6pm and the game is live on RTÉ 2, but we’ll keep you up to date right here.