John Kiely calls for massive Limerick support ahead of Cork showdown at TÚS Gaelic Grounds

LIMERICK senior hurling manager John Kiely has urged as many supporters as possible to get behind his side against Cork in round four of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship against Cork. Kiely's side host Cork on Sunday May 18 in the TUS Gaelic Grounds at 4pm. 

"It's a brilliant part of the Munster championship but I can tell you, I'm sending the message out to our supporters that we're at home, it's our home ground and we want to hear them the next day and hear every single last one of them. We want them to take the seats and fill the seats. We look forward to seeing them in two weeks' time," said Limerick senior hurling manager John Kiely. 

Limerick defeated Waterford 0-28 to 0-22 in round three of the Munster SHC on Saturday evening in Walsh Park. Kiely was impressed with his side's performance after the victory. 

“I think structurally, we were extremely sound. Defensively, extremely strong. Our full-back line was absolutely excellent. Our half-back line controlled the ball in the air really, really well.

“And I just thought our energy going forward was exceptional, so very, very happy. We worked hard. Our intensity throughout the game was really, really high. That's something we've noticed in the championship this year, that the intensity levels in all teams have gone way up."

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Peter Casey and Barry Murphy were absent from the fixture against Waterford due to injury; however, Limerick manager John Kiely confirmed following the match that both players are dealing with only minor issues.

The Limerick manager made the decision to take off Diarmaid Byrnes in the first half after he picked up a yellow card and a warning from referee Colm Lyons.

“It's a tough position to be in. Diarmaid was playing exceptionally well. You'd love to have him continue that but when you've a yellow got and you've a warning got, that's it really.

“At that stage of the game, it's too early. You lose a man, you're down to 14 at that stage, you're making a big mistake. We just had to make the change."