Reeling in the Years: Limerick GAA’s 1998

Our Reeling in the Years of Limerick GAA continues today as we travel back to 1998.

Catch out previous years.

1995

1996

1997

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1998

Football

National Football League

Limerick were pitted in Division D for the 1998 National Football League. In Paddy Mulvihills first year in charge, the league was once again riddled in losses as Limerick picked up a solitary win in their 8 games as they were resigned to the restructured Division 2 for 1999.

Munster Football Championship

Tipperary and Limerick were pitted against one another in the Gaelic Grounds for the second consecutive year.

Once more there was little to seperate the sides but the Premier County would come away with the victory with Declan Browne’s 1-6 proving the difference between the sides.

In the end Tipp ran out 1-13 to 1-12 winners on the Ennis Road.

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Hurling

National Hurling League

Reigning champions Limerick were in imperious form in the group stage of the league winning each of their five games.

During that course they accounted for Offaly, Clare, Galway, Antrim and Dublin.

Those wins saw them into a semi-final where Waterford proved too strong winning out 2-17 to 2-11.

Munster Hurling Championship

Limerick were drawn to face League champions Cork in the quarter-finals of Munster in the Gaelic Grounds.

Despite outscoring their opponents three goals to one, Cork came away with a 3-11 to 1-20 win to end Limerick’s season.

It was the first time since 1993 that the hurlers had failed to pick up a championship win.

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Club Championships

Football

Twelve months after falling at the final hurdle to Galbally, the University of Limerick were incredibly crowned Limerick Senior Football Champions for the first and only time.

They defeated Fr Caseys in the final.

Ballylanders made it into the Senior Football Championship by winning the IFC.

Drom Broadford were crowned JAFC kingpins while Adare secured Junior B honours.

Hurling

Ahane broke Patrickswell’s stranglehold on the SHC to win their 17th ever title at the grade.

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They overcame the blue and yellow 1-11 to 0-9 in the decider.

Croom took Intermediate honours, Granagh Ballingarry secured the Junior A title while Bruff won out the JBHC.

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