But is this a major fork in the road for the three-in-a-row Munster champions?

This Ballygunner team is past their prime but what they have achieved is incredible

I really admired Johnny Crowley’s honesty in these pages during the week, and in his pre-game interview on TG4.

Friday night's All-Star awards will be grist to the mill for Derek Lyng and the Cats as they aim to reclaim Liam next season.

Feakle were outstanding in victory but it was almost an untypical Sixmilebridge performance. One thing you always associate with the 'Bridge is how up for it they are on the line. On Monday, they looked passive. 

While you may not agree with penalties, nobody can deny the drama and excitement they bring.

Suddenly, we have semi-finals nobody would have predicted.

Missing out on the chance to create history will have added to the agony. Watching their arch rivals Clare go on the win the All-Ireland will have exacerbated the pain even more.

It's a killer for Hoggie and Seamie Harnedy to come up short again but All-Irelands are so hard won. A handful of the Clare lads have their second medal now, which is even more incredible again considering that Clare only have five of them.

This was finally a bridge too far for Limerick but this team will still go down as one of the greatest ever.