Championship 2014: Limerick

Manager: John Brudair (1st year).Titles: 1 Munster (1896); 2 All-Irelands (1887 and 1896).2014 league: Won three matches, stayed in Division Three.Odds and Ends: All-Ireland 750/1; Munster 100/1.Bookies say: Munster quarter-final and qualifier second round.What the bookies said in 2013: Munster quarter-final and second-round qualifiers. 2013 championship: Lost Munster quarter-final to Cork 0-8 to 3-17 and qualifier first round to Longford, 0-9 to 2-14.First outing: v Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, May 31st.

Thu May 15 2014 - 12:27

Limerick retained their place in Division Three after last year’s promotion. John Galvin is giving it another year at centrefield and has picked up form in the latter stages of the league after returning to the panel. Missed Ian Ryan last year but he’s back in harness. Will be upbeat about taking on Tipperary in the newly-seeded Munster championship.

Last good day: Three years ago a controversial win against Wexford earned Limerick their first All-Ireland quarter-final. Inevitably they drew Kerry.

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