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December 01, 2008
Justin McCarthy was in charge of The Shannonsiders for the very first time, but his experimental side were left stunned as they came out on the wrong side of a 2-14 to 0-16 result.
Despite leading at the break Limerick slipped off the pace as John Greene and David Burke scored a goal each for the underdogs to swing the match in their favour.
Clare managed to get their season off to a winning start as they claimed a 2-18 to 2-13 triumph over IT Tralee.
Even though Eoin Ryan was in blistering form with a personal tally of 1-9, there was a gulf in class between the teams and The Banner County started to exploit as time ticked down.
John Conlon and Mark Flaherty both found the back of the net in the first-half and that proved to be enough to sway the balance for Clare.
It was all smiles in the Waterford camp after they managed to secure a 1-17 to 2-13 win over UCC in Ardmore.
There were many new faces lining out for The Deise and Gary Hurney threw his name into the mix for a regular starting place after he scored a fine goal.
A late barrage from the away side almost upset things with goalkeeper Anthony Nash even getting in on the scoring when he netted from a free, but it wasn
Another shock arrived on Sunday as Kerry slipped to a 2-22 to 1-7 defeat to Waterford IT in front of a curious crowd at Ballyheigue.
Two goals from Ray McLoughney meant it was the students that had control of this match and not The Kingdom - even though James Flaherty got one goal back.
Points appeared to be popping over the bar from every direction as Richie McCarthy stood out with an impressive tally and some excellent play.