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Maurice Brosnan asked to shadow Limerick’s Tailteann Cup prep, warts ’n all. Here’s what happened…

So we’re upstairs in the Ennis Road venue, above the home dressing rooms in the recently-developed gym. Over four days of phone calls, coffees, video analysis meetings, pitch sessions and Zooms, we’ll see what it truly takes to compete in the modern game

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 - 15:05

Maurice Brosnan

Listen to this: before the biggest game of their season and the most important fixture of some players' careers, the Limerick footballers have opened the door and let us into the heart of their camp. Their bid to beat Kildare has reached the point where they become Kildare.

The Gaelic Grounds is sunlit and buzzing and primed for nothing other than championship football. It’s an unusual position they find themselves in. There is a lengthy gap between the semi-final win over Wicklow and the decider. The flagship team in the county has already departed the scene. That leaves a welcome window of unfiltered access to the county grounds and some overdue coverage of the footballers' campaign.

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