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Limerick county football team

The Limerick county football team represents Limerick in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

Limerick's home ground is Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. The team's manager is Jimmy Lee.

Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). It has won two All-Ireland Senior Championships. The county last won the Munster Senior Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1896. Limerick have never won the National League.

History

Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1887 and repeated this success in 1896, when it became the first non-Leinster team to beat the then all-conquering Dublin in a championship match.

The team did not play in the Munster Football Championship (1941-1942) due to Foot and Mouth in 1941 (1949-1950) & (1953–1964).

Limerick plays in Division 4 of the National Football League.

Panel

Based on: Note that Emmet Rigter, Danny Neville and Cillian Fahy's positions differ slightly in the team announcement from the Limerick Leader and the match report, which follows the RTÉ broadcast numbers. All numbers confirmed by live coverage of The Sunday Game, except 22 (Diarmuid Buckley of Father Casey's, in the Limerick Leader) is A Masterson on RTÉ (see 0:08:18 here).

<sup>INJ</sup> Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.<br> <sup>RET</sup> Player has since retired from the county team.<br> <sup>WD</sup> Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

Management team

Appointed August 2023:

Managerial history

Players

Notable players

  • Seanie Buckley: defender, captained Limerick to the 2010 NFL Division 4 and 2013 NFL Division 4 titles 13 seasons and 40 championship appearances for Limerick (Dromcollogher–Broadford)
  • Brian Fanning: full-back who played between 2016 and 2021, winning the 2020 McGrath Cup and 2020 NFL Division 4 title (Pallasgreen)
  • Jamie Lee, who went to New South Wales in February 2020
  • Johnny McCarthy: 2009 All Star nominee midfield or attack; from the St Kieran's club, McCarthy played 14 seasons for Limericks, including 46 championship appearances, among them the 2004, 2009 and 2010 Munster SFC finals
  • Seamus O'Carroll: of Castleknock (Dublin)
  • Seán O'Dea, of Kilteely–Dromkeen, who played 16 seasons for Limerick
  • Donal O'Sullivan, of Monaleen, who was Limerick's joint captain and goalkeeper when he retired after the 2023 season, a doctor
  • Josh Ryan, a forward with Oola, later turned goalkeeper (see 2025 Tailteann Cup final)

Records

All Stars

Limerick has no All Stars.

Honours

National

Provincial

References

External links