Limerick county football team
Gaelic football team
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The Limerick county football team represents Limerick in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The Treaty County
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| Sport: | Football | ||
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| Irish: | Luimneach | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Shannonsiders The Treaty County | ||
| County board: | Limerick GAA | ||
| Manager: | Jimmy Lee | ||
| Captain: | Cillian Fahy[1][2] | ||
| Home venue(s): | Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale | ||
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| Current All-Ireland status: | Munster (QF) in 2025 | ||
| Last championship title: | 1896 | ||
| Current NFL Division: | 4 (2nd in 2025; promoted to Division 3) | ||
| Last league title: | None | ||
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Limerick's home ground is Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. The team's manager is Jimmy Lee.
Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). It has won two All-Ireland Senior Championships. The county last won the Munster Senior Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1896. Limerick have never won the National League.
History
Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1887 and repeated this success in 1896, when it became the first non-Leinster team to beat the then all-conquering Dublin in a championship match.
The team did not play in the Munster Football Championship (1941-1942) due to Foot and Mouth in 1941 (1949-1950) & (1953–1964).
Limerick plays in Division 4 of the National Football League.
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Panel
Team as per Limerick vs Kildare in the Tailteann Cup final, 12 July 2025 Based on:[3][4] Note that Emmet Rigter, Danny Neville and Cillian Fahy's positions differ slightly in the team announcement from the Limerick Leader and the match report, which follows the RTÉ broadcast numbers. All numbers confirmed by live coverage of The Sunday Game, except 22 (Diarmuid Buckley of Father Casey's, in the Limerick Leader) is A Masterson on RTÉ (see 0:08:18 here).
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INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Management team
- Manager: Jimmy Lee
- Head coach: Micheál Cahill
- Performance co-ordinator: Adrian O'Brien
- Strength and conditioning coach: Dylan Kenny
Managerial history
| Dates | Name | Origin | Provincial titles | National titles |
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| 1979–1981 | Des McDonnell | Monaleen | ||
| 1982–1983 | Donie Nestor | Askeaton | ||
| 1984–1987 | Raymond O'Hagan | Mungret St Paul's | ||
| 1987–1988 | Paddy O'Dwyer | Claughaun | ||
| 1988–1993 | P. J. Bourke | Oola | ||
| 1993–1994 | Ger Power | |||
| 1995–1997 | David Quirke | Oola | ||
| 1997–1999 | Paddy Mulvihill | |||
| 1999–2005 | Liam Kearns | 2004 McGrath Cup[7] 2005 McGrath Cup[8] |
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| 2005–2010 | Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan | N/a | 2010 NFL Division 4[9] | |
| 2010–2013 | Maurice Horan | Na Piarsaigh | N/a | 2013 NFL Division 4[10] |
| 2013–2016 | John Brudair | Dromcollogher–Broadford | N/a | N/a |
| 2017–2022[11] | Billy Lee | Newcastle West | 2020 McGrath Cup[12] | 2020 NFL Division 4[13] |
| 2022–2023 | Ray Dempsey | N/a | N/a | |
| 2023 | Mark Fitzgerald | N/a | N/a | |
| 2023– | Jimmy Lee | Newcastle West | 2025 NFL Division 4[14] | |
Players
Notable players
- Seanie Buckley: defender,[15] captained Limerick to the 2010 NFL Division 4 and 2013 NFL Division 4 titles[16] 13 seasons and 40 championship appearances for Limerick (Dromcollogher–Broadford)[17]
- Brian Fanning: full-back who played between 2016 and 2021, winning the 2020 McGrath Cup and 2020 NFL Division 4 title[18] (Pallasgreen)
- Jamie Lee, who went to New South Wales in February 2020[19]
- Johnny McCarthy: 2009 All Star nominee[16] midfield or attack;[15] from the St Kieran's club, McCarthy played 14 seasons for Limericks, including 46 championship appearances, among them the 2004, 2009 and 2010 Munster SFC finals[17]
- Seamus O'Carroll:[20] of Castleknock (Dublin)
- Seán O'Dea, of Kilteely–Dromkeen, who played 16 seasons for Limerick[21]
- Donal O'Sullivan, of Monaleen, who was Limerick's joint captain and goalkeeper when he retired after the 2023 season,[22] a doctor[19]
- Josh Ryan, a forward with Oola,[23] later turned goalkeeper (see 2025 Tailteann Cup final)
Records
- James Naughton scored 4–12 against Waterford at Mick Neville Park in the 2025 National Football League, one point more than the previous record for highest individual score in a single inter-county match, set by Frankie Donnelly of Tyrone against Fermanagh in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.[24]
All Stars
Limerick has no All Stars.[25]
Honours
National
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Tailteann Cup
Runners-up (1): 2025
- National Football League Division 4
- Dr Croke Cup
Winners (1): 1897
Provincial
- Munster Senior Football Championship
- Munster Junior Football Championship
- Winners (4): 1916, 1929, 1939, 1950
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2000
- Runners-up (3): 1984, 2001, 2005
- Munster Minor Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1956
- Runners-up (4): 1950, 1997, 1998,[citation needed] 2021[30]
- McGrath Cup
- Winners (7): 1985, 1987, 1991, 2001,[citation needed] 2004,[7] 2005,[8] 2020[12]
- Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008,[citation needed] 2017,[31] 2023[32]
