Limerick manager John Kiely spoke of the pride he had in his players after yesterday’s Munster SHC final triumph over Clare in Thurles.

It took 90 minutes to separate the sides at Semple Stadium and, after a titanic tussle, it was the Treaty men that came away with their fourth consecutive provincial title thanks to a 1-29 to 0-29 victory (AET).

Speaking after the final whistle, Kiely credited his players for sticking to the task in what was a hugely tough encounter.

“It feels phenomenal because the challenge we had to overcome was immense. There were times there when things weren’t stringing together and we were struggling. We just had to keep going. It was one of those days where you just had to keep grinding,” he is quoted saying by The42.ie.

“Even in the second half of normal time we had a lot of the play, we just didn’t convert enough of our chances into scores. We had just too many wides.

“Listen, when you leave the door open with a one-point deficit and Tony Kelly has a sideline 21 yards out on the left hand side, you are opening the door. There was a chink of light and he struck it through the chink of light and that is a measure of the man he is himself.

“All hats off to my crew, I am so proud of them. We had a tough spring. We worked really hard. We have come through the round-robin and as you can see, we really wanted to win this game today. It meant a huge amount to us. Very proud of the display by the lads, in particular the way they just stuck at it was really important. When the lads came off the bench, they made a huge impact, as well.”

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