Limerick county hurling team
hurling team
The Limerick county hurling team represents Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.
Limerick's home ground is Páirc na nGael, Limerick. The team's manager is John Kiely.
The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2026, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2026 and the National League in 2026.
History
Limerick's first outright success in hurling was achieved when the Kilfinane club defeated Kilkenny GAA club Tullaroan in the final of the 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC). At that time, counties were represented by champion clubs.
Limerick won the 1918 All-Ireland SHC, then repeated the feat in the 1921 All-Ireland SHC when the team won the inaugural Liam MacCarthy Cup. The team that achieved those wins featured many players who contested eight consecutive Munster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) finals (1917–1924 inclusive), a record that has never been equalled.
The 1930s were the salad days of Limerick hurling, an era in which the county won five consecutive National Hurling League (NHL) titles, a record still unequalled.
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