Clare selector Ephie Fitzgerald is looking forward to facing his native Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final at Pairc Ui Rinn on June 14.

Speaking to RTE after the Banner's narrow first round win over Limerick last night, the former Nemo Rangers manager acknowledged: "Cork will be strong favourites going into that match.

"We're not under any illusions but we'll go away and we'll prepare and if we can get some of the injured guys back it will give us a stronger panel to pick from. Hopefully we'll go down there and give a good account of ourselves."

Fitzgerald felt Clare's ability to stay ahead was crucial to the win over Limerick.

"We got a couple of vital points at different stages to keep us two ahead and we always had something to cling on to," he continued.

"If they had got level it possibly would have been more difficult for us but being able to keep that lead was probably vital in terms of the overall result. I thought their tackling in the first half was absolutely fantastic. We put them under a lot of pressure.

"I think Limerick only scored a point from play in the first half, from a corner-back, which was testament to the amount of work our guys were doing. Absolutely delighted, I suppose relieved as well."

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