{"id":384216,"date":"2026-04-06T05:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/384216\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:24:09","slug":"cian-lynchs-tribute-to-caroline-currid-draws-interesting-reaction-from-limerick-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/384216\/","title":{"rendered":"Cian Lynch\u2019s Tribute To Caroline Currid Draws Interesting Reaction From Limerick Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"527\">Limerick claimed the Division 1A title with a 1-27 to 1-21 victory in a game that had some of the edge and intensity of a Munster championship clash.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"766\">They flew out of the blocks, racing into a 0-6 to 0-0 lead, only for Cork to hit back in dramatic fashion when a loose pass from Diarmaid Byrnes was tapped into an empty net by Cork forward Brian Hayes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"913\">Cork grew into the contest from there, but a superb goal from Aaron Gillane restored Limerick\u2019s control before half-time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1061\">The second half followed a similar pattern, with Cork battling back to within two points before Limerick found another gear to close the game out.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1256\">Gillane finished with 1-7, while Aidan O\u2019Connor contributed 0-8. For Cork, Hayes ended with 1-3 and Alan Connolly added 0-7 in a spirited display.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1395\">It means Limerick have now beaten Cork twice this season, setting up an intriguing rematch in the Munster Championship later this season.<\/p>\n<p>Cian Lynch\u2019s Tribute To Caroline Currid Draws Interesting Reaction From Limerick Fans<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1472\">However, it was Lynch\u2019s remarks in his speech after the final whistle that were the most intriguing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1664\">The Limerick captain took time to acknowledge the return of sports psychologist Caroline Currid, drawing one of the loudest cheers of the day from the Limerick support.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1746\">Caroline, it\u2019s absolutely great to have you back involved with us.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1907\">That mother figure we\u2019ve all spoke about, looking forward to working with you again throughout the year and we love having you involved, so thanks Caroline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"2015\">It was a moment that highlighted one of the most important members of the Limerick backroom team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2063\">On the pitch, they look as formidable as ever and surely John Kiely&#8217;s men must be the favourites to claim the All-Ireland later in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/mark-rodgers-clare-league-final-reaction-652918\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Seven From Seven\u2019 \u2013 Mark Rodgers Highlights Clare Strength After League Final Win<\/a><br \/>\nSEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/henry-shefflin-new-kilkenny-role-652916\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Shefflin Has Found One Aspect Of New Kilkenny Role &#8216;Different&#8217; To Other Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Limerick claimed the Division 1A title with a 1-27 to 1-21 victory in a game that had some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,1396,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-384216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-limerick","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}