Limerick's first victory of the year at Antrim's expense on Saturday was greeted by their manager John Brudair.

Relegated to Division 4 in the spring and beaten in the first round of the Munster SFC by Clare, the Treaty ended their 14-month losing streak with a surprise win in Belfast's Corrigan Park. The three-point victory sets up a meeting with neighbours Cork in Round 2B of the All-Ireland SF qualifiers.

"We wanted to prove to ourselves that something was possible," the Limerick manager is quoted in the Irish Examiner.

"We came up here expecting a tough, close battle. Antrim didn't lose all year here in Corrigan Park, and they won promotion but we are now in the second round.

"It was said that Clare had some good chances against us that they didn't take but, I believe, we had better goal chances and we didn't take them. We wanted to be in the next round of the Munster championship against Kerry, not in the first round of the qualifiers.

"Anyhow, we are in the second round of the qualifiers now."

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