Cork v Limerick: Live Updates from the Munster Hurling Championship Cork and Limerick met in a highly anticipated Munster Senior Hurling Championship clash on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. The match, scheduled to begin at 4pm, was broadcast live on RTÉ 2 with streaming available on the RTÉ Player. Cork entered the game following a commanding opening-round victory over Tipperary, winning 0-29 to 1-22 in Thurles. Limerick, having received a bye in the first round, began their championship campaign in this fixture. Live updates from the match showed a tightly contested affair. Early scores saw Cork take a 1-04 to 0-10 lead, but Limerick responded to level the game. Key moments included Darragh Fitzgibbon restoring parity with a long-range score and William Buckley later cancelling out a Limerick point to make it 1-08 to 0-12. Alan Connolly converted a free for Cork after Aidan O’Connor had given Limerick a two-point advantage, although Barry Walsh won a free that Connolly missed wide. The contest remained fluid, with both sides exchanging scores throughout the first half. Limerick’s O’Donoghue found O’Connor to regain the lead, only for Fitzgibbon to level matters again shortly after. Cork showed resilience, motoring forward as Connolly jinked past defenders to create opportunities. Betting odds ahead of the throw-in favoured Limerick at 4/5, with Cork at 11/8 and a draw at 11/1, reflecting the closely matched nature of the rivalry. The fixture was a rematch of the previous year’s Munster final, which Cork won after penalties, while Limerick had recently claimed revenge by defeating Cork in the Division 1A final. The game lived up to its billing as one of the standout fixtures of the 2026 hurling championship, with both teams displaying the skill and intensity that has defined their recent encounters.
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