Amid the ticket scramble, Munster Final day is one to savour

Shortly after it was confirmed that Limerick would face Tipperary in the Munster hurling final in the LIT Gaelic Grounds, attention quickly turned away from the Treaty sides disappointing loss in Thurles and towards the rematch.

The following day it was announced that Stand tickets on the Ennis Road would be allocated to clubs with Terrace tickets available to buy on Wednesday online and in Centra & SuperValu shops across the county.

That Wednesday morning a scramble ensued for those precious Munster Final tickets in a repeat of the search for tickets for last years All-Ireland final.

Within hours, online tickets had sold out with the official tickets.ie website crashing such was the demand.

The reaction was as expected with many complaining about the services.

Yet, the events of Wednesday morning cannot be altered. What they do show however is the sheer importance of the Munster Hurling Championship and especially the decider.

For the first time since 2013, Limerick will compete in a Munster Hurling Final in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.

On that faithful day, Limerick bridged a seventeen-year-gap since their last Munster championship victory to earn a nineteenth provincial final with a comprehensive victory over Cork.

The scenes of jubilation on that day are reminiscent of those moments last August as the victorious All-Ireland winning Limerick team returned to the Ennis Road.

In the build up to that game, RTE released a promo for the clash that still resonates years later with the championship still regarded as the best in Gaelic Games.

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With much change in structure across both codes over the past couple of years, the Munster Hurling Championship has withstood the test of time.

The demand for tickets highlights this with a buzz already brewing around the city.

Come final day, the city will be a sea of green as John Kiely’s side will look to avenge the loss suffered at the hands of Liam Sheedy’s Tipperary in Thurles.

Not only will the game be a dream for all GAA fanatics but also for the city as a whole with a host of economic benefits with up to 5 million euro generated on the day.

Regardless of the result, it will act as the last inter-county hurling game played in the city this summer with the hope being Limerick can make it a memorable one for a fanbase that has grown accustomed to success over a quick period of time.

Limerick is a sporting city at its heart and was built to host games of this magnitude.

On June 30, it will be the centre of national attention, as it should be.