Cork star Brian Hayes feels Limerick are "still the top team around" and knows the Rebels will need a huge performance this weekend if they are to defeat the Munster champions.
Holders Limerick recorded their first win in the 2025 Munster senior hurling championship by seeing off Waterford on a 0-28 to 0-22 scoreline at Walsh Park this evening.
Limerick manager John Kiely was happy to take something from last Sunday's Munster SHC Round 1 encounter in Thurles, particularly after two mistakes led to Tipperary goals in the second half.
This weekend sees three provincial senior football championship quarter-finals and all four Ladies National Football League finals available for fans to watch live.
Limerick staged a dramatic comeback to claim a 1-13 to 0-16 draw with Waterford in last night's Munster U20 hurling championship third round clash in Dungarvan.
Mark Cronin and Brian O'Driscoll combined for a dozen points as Cork defeated Limerick by 0-24 to 0-13 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds to advance towards the semi-finals of the Munster senior football championship.
Mayo and Tyrone have been relegated from Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League and will be replaced in the top flight in 2026 by Galway and Cork, the two sides who made the drop last season.
Limerick struck three well-timed goals as they defeated Wexford by 3-11 to 0-18 in this evening's Allianz Football League Division 4 final at Croke Park.
There's Allianz Football and Hurling League silverware up for grabs this weekend and TG4 is set to bring fans live coverage of the finals taking place over the coming days.