Traffic delays for Limerick hurling supporters following collision on M7

THERE are traffic delays on the M7 affecting the calvalcade of Limerick hurling supporters travelling to Croke Park following a road traffic collision.

Cllr Joe Leddin reported "long tailbacks after Nenagh before exit 24" on Twitter.

"Car incident - thankfully no one injured," tweeted Cllr Leddin.

Motorists are advised to drive with caution on the M7, and in particular the stretch from Castletroy to Nenagh, due to countless accidents over the year and reports of aquaplaning in wet conditions.

Meanwhile, hawkers of ponchos will do a roaring trade in and around Croke Park this All-Ireland final Sunday as there has been late reprieve from the weather models.

Met Eireann's Dublin forecast is for a cloudy and wet day with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. The rain will ease during the evening. Highest temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees with mostly moderate northeasterly winds developing.

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Alan O'Reilly, of Carlow Weather, said the weather models show the wind picking up around throw-in time, picking up and going to northeast direction.

"This would mean mind blowing from Hill 16 towards the Davin Stand, might be stronger in second half to," he tweeted.

Interestingly, formerly Tipperary hurler and pundit Shane McGrath tweeted that this Limerick group have played in Croke Park eleven times: two in 2018, one in 2019, two in 2020, two in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2023 and a league final v Waterford.

"Ten times they played into Hill 16 for the second half. One time they didn’t, they lost v Kilkenny in 2019. Keep an eye on the toss!" tweeted Shane.

Memories will come flooding back for those of an older vintage of the 1973 All-Ireland final between Limerick and Kilkenny and more recently the 2014 semi-final clash in 2014 when both were played in torrential conditions.

But hopefully it is Limerick that will be singing in the rain.