Newcastlewest claimed their second Limerick senior football championship title in three years – and fifth overall – as they saw off Adare by 1-8 to 0-5 last night at the Gaelic Grounds.

Having been all square at 0-3 apiece at the end of a drab first-half, there’d be no separating the sides in the third quarter either and it took 1-4 in the final quarter for Newcastlewest to secure the crown.

AJ O’Connor’s goal in the 55th minute came after a one-two with Eoin Murphy inside and, after that, there was simply no way back for Adare.

Jimmy Lee’s charges now advance the Munster club SFC quarter-finals on the weekend of December 4/5 where they will be up against the Waterford champions.

The first team to progress to the Waterford SFC semi-finals was confirmed last night when Gaultier defeated Clashmore-Kinsalebeg by 4-13 to 0-5.

The other three quarter-finals are down for decision this weekend as Rathgormack play Kilmacthomas and holders Ballinacourty face Kilrossanty today, while Sunday The Nire take on against Stradbally.

Congratulations to Newcastlewest Irish Wire Products Limerick Senior Football Champions 2021. Captain Iain Corbett lifts the Fr Casey Memorial Cup pic.twitter.com/sxJQs1Yhyr

— Limerick Footballers (@LmkFootballers) October 29, 2021

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