Possible Munster Club Championship opponents for Limerick’s Football Champions (Updated)

The Munster Club Football championship returns in early December with the three Limerick representatives known.

Newcastle West, Kildimo Pallaskenry and Mountcollins will all begin their Munster Club championship campaigns on the weekend of December 4/5.

Newcastle West will enter into the Senior Championship for the third time since 2015 as they take on the Waterford Champions. The Deise championship final will be played this weekend with defending champions the Nire facing Rathgormack. The Nire beat Adare in the quarter-finals in 2018.

Newcastle West have been beaten at the quarter-final stages in their previous two trips into the provincial championship, losing to the eventual winners on both occasions. In 2015 they were beaten by 0-12 to 1-7 against Clonmel Commercials before falling to a 1-9 to 0-9 defeat at the hands of Nemo Rangers in 2019.

Newcastle West will hold home advantage in their quarter-final.

Dromcollogher Broadford were the first and only Limerick team to claim Senior Munster honours, winning the championship in 2008

In the Intermediate Championship, Kildimo Pallaskenry will travel to Clare to take on Corofin who won the the Banner title over the weekend with a 2-12 to 2-10 win over Kildysart.

This will be KP’s second venture into Munster in three years as they lost out to Dromtarriffe in the Junior A Championship quarter-finals in 2018.

Adare and St Senans reached the Intermediate final in successive years in 2016 and ’17 but both lost out to Kerry opposition.

Mountcollins will represent Limerick in the Junior Championship after beating Croom in a play-off. Both sides lost their respective County semi-finals with Fr Caseys second team unable to enter the competition. Mountcollins will play the Tipp champions with that competition down to the final four with Ballina, Thurles Sarsfields, Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams and Carrick Swan all still involved.

Glin were the last Limerick team to reach the decider when they lost out to Kerry opposition Brosna in the 2014 final. It was the third successive year that Limerick teams were beaten by Kerry in the final with Feohanagh Castlemahon and Cappamore losing in ’12 and ’13. Mountcollins competed in the 2009 junior championship, reaching the decider before losing out to Castlegregory.

The Senior, Intermediate and Junior A Munster hurling championship finals will be played on the weekend of January 15/16.