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May 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm TUS Gaelic Grounds Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Competition:

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Description:

Limerick defeated Waterford by 2-29 to 2-20 in Round 4 of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday May 17th at the TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick.

Match Highlights

Munster SHC: Limerick finish strongly

Limerick 2-29 Waterford 2-20

Report By Tom Clancy at TUS Gaelic Grounds for GAA.ie

Limerick qualified from Munster, thanks to a 12 minute spurt of 2-9 answered, to pull well clear of Waterford at the TUS Gaelic Grounds. The result knocks out the Deise, while also eliminating defending All-Ireland champions Tipperary, ahead of their final game, in Limerick next week.

It is a 10th straight victory over Waterford for the Green Machine, but this was far from straightforward against the men in white and blue, who were fighting for their lives, having lost to Cork last weekend.

Limerick have secured back-to-back victories, with the returning Cian Lynch key, as well as two goals in just under a minute, from Peter Casey’s boot and Gearoid Hegarty.

A fine start from the Shannonsiders saw them hit seven points from as many shots, to lead 0-7 to 0-3. Cathal O’Neill, Adam English and Aidan O’Connor were prominent. The Deise, to their credit, had scores from Dessie Hutchinson and a brace from the elusive Calum Lyons.

With the Championship hopes firmly on the line, Peter Queally’s side, who played wind assisted in the opening stanza, enjoyed a real purple patch. After sharing four points, they then fired over six unanswered. Shane Bennett, Jack Fagan and Lyons once more all accurate to put them ahead.

Earlier in the piece, good heads-up hurling allowed in-form Billy Nolan come from his goals to score a long-range point from play, as the visitors looked to break a run of 15 years without a Championship victory over Limerick.John Kiely rolled the dice and called upon team captain, Cian Lynch, who replaced the cautioned Adam English. His impact was instant, as the hosts rattled four in a row, through Cathal O’Neill (2), Shane O’Brien and Lynch himself. The Patrickswell man had a role in all four.

However, despite that, Waterford led at the interval, thanks to a sixth point from Bennett, who was in top form from range, this time a free.

In a stop-start third quarter, Aidan O’Connor brought his tally to six with a free, a 65 and one from play, while Dessie Hutchinson had notched his second point.

A goal from Kevin Mahony, on 52 minutes, after he raced clear to bat home, gave Waterford fresh impetus. However, from here they would score just four more times.

Kevin Mahony goal for Waterford

An Austin Gleeson sideline cut had restored a two point buffer for Waterford, but quickly Limerick hit the front.

Peter Casey raced onto a spilled ball and was on hand to kick to the net. From the next play, O’Connor found Hegarty, whose slightly miscued effort spun over Nolan to totally change the mood on the Ennis Road.

Gearoid Hegarty goal for Limerick

Try as they might, Waterford failed to score until Bennett’s last gasp penalty, by which time Tom Morrissey, Casey, Lynch and Darragh O’Donovan had confirmed the victory with accurate efforts on a breezy and shower-laden afternoon.

Post-Match Interview with Man of the Match, Gearoid Hegarty of Limerick

Scorers for Limerick: Aidan O’Connor 0-8 (4fs, 1 65); Cathal O’Neill 0-5; Peter Casey 1-1; Gearoid Hegarty 1-1; Tom Morrissey 0-3; Cian Lynch 0-3; Darragh O’Donovan 0-2; Shane O’Brien 0-2; Adam English 0-2; Kyle Hayes 0-1; Diarmaid Byrnes 0-1 (free)

Scorers for Waterford: Shane Bennett 1-6 (1-0 pen; 3fs); Kevin Mahony 1-3; Calum Lyons 0-4; Dessie Hutchinson 0-2 (1f); Billy Nolan 0-1; Jack Fagan 0-1; Seán Walsh 0-1; Jack Prendergast 0-1; Austin Gleeson 0-1 (s/l).

Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Seán Finn, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash; Diarmaid Byrnes, William O’Donoghue, Kyle Hayes; Adam English, Darragh O’Donovan; Gearóid Hegarty, Aidan O’Connor, Cathal O’Neill; Aaron Gillane, Shane O’Brien, Peter Casey.
Subs: Cian Lynch for English (31); Mike Casey for Finn (48); Tom Morrissey for Shane O’Brien (52); David Reidy for Gillane (60); Colin Coughlan for Nash (67).

Waterford: Billy Nolan; Conor Keane, Mark Fitzgerald, Jack Fagan; Tadgh Byrne, Paddy Leavey, Shane Bennett; Seán Mackey, Reuben Halloran; Calum Lyons, Jamie Barron, Jack Prendergast; Dessie Hutchinson, Seán Walsh, Kevin Mahony.
Subs: Michael Kiely for Jack Prendergast (temp 27 – 28); Kiely for Halloran (half-time); Darragh Lyons for Mackey (43); Austin Gleeson for Walsh (49); Patrick Curran for Lyons (65); James Power for Hutchinson (67).

Referee: James Owens (Wexford).

Team News

LIMERICK (SHC v Waterford): N. Quaid; S. Finn, D. Morrissey, B. Nash; D. Byrnes, W. O’Donoghue, K. Hayes; A. English, D. O’Donovan; G. Hegarty, A. O’Connor, C. O’Neill; A. Gillane, S. O’Brien. P. Casey.
Subs: C. Ryan, M. Casey, C. Coughlan, F. Fitzgerald, M. Fitzgerald, H. Flanagan, E. Hurley, C. Lynch (c), T. Morrissey, D. Ó Dalaigh, D. Reidy.

WATERFORD (SHC v Limerick): B. Nolan; A. O’Neill, M. Fitzgerald, J. Fagan; T. de Búrca, P. Leavey, S. Bennett; S. Mackey, R. Halloran; C. Lyons, J. Barron, J. Prendergast; D. Hutchinson, S. Walsh, K. Mahony.
Subs: A. Reade, C. Keane, B. Lynch, D. Lyons, A. Gleeson, M. Kiely, P. Hogan, P. Curran, S. Fitzgerald, J. Power, C. Treen.

Match Coverage

This game will be streamed live on GAA+.

LIMERICK v WATERFORD

Limerick have won one (Clare) and lost one (Cork) of their opening two games; Waterford have lost two (Clare, Cork) and drawn one (Tipperary).

Last Five Championship Meetings

  • 2024: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-14 (Munster round robin)
  • 2023: Limerick 1-18 Waterford 0-19 (Munster round robin)
  • 2022: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-21 (Munster round robin)
  • 2021: Limerick 1-25 Waterford 0-17 (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • 2020: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19 (All-Ireland final)

Waterford are seeking their first championship win over Limerick since 2011 when they won a Munster semi-final by a point. Limerick have won all nine clashes since then.

Goal shy! The last seven championship games between Limerick and Waterford have yielded only six goals (Waterford 4, Limerick 2).

  • This rivalry goes back to 1912 when they first met in the championship. In all, they have met 46 times, with Limerick having won 29 to Waterford’s 14, while there were three draws.
  • Waterford have a disappointing record in the Munster ‘round robin’, winning four, drawing three and losing twenty of the 27 games they played since 2018.

Road Traffic Notice:
Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship – Limerick v Waterford

Limerick City and County Council & An Garda Síochána advise motorists and match patrons that very significant road closures will operate from 1pm onwards on the Ennis Road, R445, on Sunday, 17th May 2026.

The Ennis Road R445 from Union Cross to Ivan’s Cross / Laya Health / Caherdavin Cross will be closed to vehicular traffic from 1pm onwards. Traffic will be diverted to the Northern Ring Road, Clonmacken, Shannon Bridge & Thomond Bridge.

Closures/Diversions

Rolling road closures/diversions are likely to apply from 1pm to 6pm onwards at the following locations:

  • Ennis Rd. at its junction with Ivan’s Cross – traffic diverted to Northern Ring Road and towards Clonmacken
  • Salesian’s School / North Circular Road junction – Road Closure
  • Shelbourne Road / North Circular Road at Clanmaurice Avenue – Road Closure
  • Union Cross – Closed to traffic outbound on Ennis Road
  • Shelbourne Park / Shelbourne Road – Road Closure
  • Shelbourne Rd. / Mayorstone Drive – Road Closure
  • Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Avenue – Road Closure
  • Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Upper – Road Closure
  • Old Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Upper & T.U.S Roundabout (Merval Park) – Road Closure
  • Sarsfield Bridge – Closed to traffic outbound, no left turn from Henry Street to Sarsfield Bridge

Traffic Signal Junctions

Traffic signals may be switched out for short periods, with Garda presence at:

  • Hassetts Cross
  • Union Cross
  • Ivan’s Cross
  • Condell Rd / Shelbourne Rd
  • Ennis Rd / Jetland
  • Ennis Rd / Greenhills
  • Sarsfield Bridge
  • Sarsfield St / Henry St
  • Sarsfield St / O’Connell St
  • William St / Gerald Griffin St
  • Cathedral Place / Newtown Mahon

Additional Information

  • Residential and business access will be maintained
  • Public bus routes will operate as long as possible at An Garda Síochána’s discretion
  • Emergency service vehicle access will be maintained
  • Vehicle tow-away operations will be in place

Match Day Advice

  • Arrive early
  • Park in the city centre and walk to the venue
  • Be parked at least one hour before match start time
  • Use city centre off-street car parks and free on-street parking
  • Do not park on footpaths, grass areas, block entrances or emergency access routes

Venue:

  • TUS Gaelic Grounds