Overview
- Limerick edged Cork 1-21 to 2-17 in the Munster final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, June 7, 2026, with Peter Casey’s 72nd-minute score proving the decisive point.
- Cork led for long periods but the match swung late after both teams scored early goals, with Mark Coleman converting a penalty and Brian Hayes netting for Cork while Gearóid Hegarty scored Limerick’s goal.
- Referee James Owens attracted criticism when he awarded Cork a late free inside their own 65 in added time, a decision that led to a short worked free by goalkeeper Patrick Collins before the whistle ended Cork’s chance to equalise.
- The result sends Limerick into the All‑Ireland semi-final on July 5 and forces Cork to regroup for an All‑Ireland quarter-final against Offaly on the weekend of June 20–21.
- The final was staged at the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh before a reported crowd of 43,209 and returns Limerick to the provincial summit a year after they lost to Cork on penalties at the Gaelic Grounds.