The team that achieved those wins featured many players who contested eight consecutive Munster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) finals (1917–1924 inclusive), a record that has never been equalled.
The team from this era did much to raise the profile of the sport: whereas around 30,000 people attended the 1930 All-Ireland SHC Final, attendances had risen to 50,000 by the 1940 final and players such as the Mackeys (John and Mick), Ryans (Timmy and Mick), Clohesseys (Dave and Paddy), Bob McConkey and Paddy Scanlon were recalled[by whom?]
In 2007, Limerick defeated Tipperary in a Munster SHC semi-final known as the Trilogy, as three games were required to separate the teams.
[citation needed] However, Limerick subsequently lost the Munster SHC final to Waterford in Thurles on 8 July.
This result meant that Limerick had qualified for the 2007 All-Ireland SHC Final, held at Croke Park on 2 September.
That result also led to Limerick advancing to a game against Offaly, as part of a newly revised All-Ireland SHC qualifying system.
Limerick lost against Waterford in the Munster SHC, with John Mullane eventually scoring a late goal.
Inadequate fitness levels contributed to defeats against Clare in the Division 1B Final and against Tipperary in the Munster SHC in Allen's first year.
However, an extensive specifically designed summer fitness course led to a marked improvement, then a creditable losing performance against Kilkenny in the 2012 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final offered hope for 2013.
[3] That summer would bring a pitch invasion by spectators as Limerick won a first Munster SHC title since 1996.
The celebrations contributed to a loss of focus, leading Clare to win the 2013 All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick at Croke Park.
The 2018 season concluded with Limerick winning the 2018 All-Ireland SHC, the team's first since 1973, with a 3–16 to 2–18 point defeat of Galway in the final.
[6] In the year of her death — when Limerick bridged a 45-year gap to win the 2018 All-Ireland SHC — "Zombie" by The Cranberries was adopted by the team as an anthem,[7] and another Cranberries song, "Dreams", was immediately played at Croke Park to coincide with the post-final festivities,[8] The team later brought the trophy to her family home.
[9][10] Actor Bill Murray attended the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final victory over Galway at Croke Park, wearing a Limerick jersey.
[11] Limerick made a limited edition jersey available in 2021 to commemorate the county's 1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final win, which coincided with the first presentation of the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
Manager John Kiely named four new men in his squad ahead of the 2021 National Hurling League.
1971: Pat Hartigan, Éamonn Cregan 1972: Pat Hartigan2nd, Éamonn Cregan2nd 1973: Pat Hartigan3rd, Jim O'Brien, Seán Foley, Richie Bennis, Éamonn Grimes 1974: Pat Hartigan4th, Joe McKenna 1975: Pat Hartigan5th, Joe McKenna2nd, Éamonn Grimes2nd 1978: Joe McKenna3rd 1979: Joe McKenna4th 1980: Leonard Enright, Joe McKenna5th, Éamonn Cregan3rd 1981: Leonard Enright2nd, Liam O'Donoghue, Joe McKenna6th 1983: Leonard Enright3rd 1984: Paudie Fitzmaurice, Paddy Kelly 1991: Gary Kirby 1992: Tommy Quaid, Ciarán Carey 1994: Joe Quaid, Dave Clarke, Ciarán Carey2nd, Mike Houlihan, Gary Kirby2nd, Damien Quigley 1995: Gary Kirby3rd 1996: Joe Quaid2nd, Ciarán Carey3rd, Mark Foley, Mike Houlihan2nd, Gary Kirby4th 2001: Mark Foley2nd 2007: Brian Murray, Ollie Moran, Andrew O'Shaughnessy 2013: Richie McCarthy 2014: Seamus Hickey, Shane Dowling 2018: Seán Finn, Richie English, Dan Morrissey, Declan Hannon, Cian Lynch, Graeme Mulcahy 2019: Aaron Gillane, Seán Finn2nd 2020: Nickie Quaid, Seán Finn3rd, Dan Morrissey2nd, Diarmaid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Gearóid Hegarty, Cian Lynch2nd, Tom Morrissey, Aaron Gillane2nd 2021: Seán Finn4th, Barry Nash, Diarmaid Byrnes2nd, Declan Hannon2nd, Kyle Hayes2nd, William O'Donoghue, Darragh O'Donovan, Gearóid Hegarty2nd, Cian Lynch3rd, Tom Morrissey2nd, Séamus Flanagan, Peter Casey 2022: Nickie Quaid2nd, Barry Nash2nd, Diarmaid Byrnes3rd, Declan Hannon3rd, Gearóid Hegarty3rd, Kyle Hayes3rd, Aaron Gillane3rd 2023: Dan Morrissey3rd, Diarmaid Byrnes4th, Kyle Hayes4th, William O'Donoghue2nd, Darragh O'Donovan2nd, Tom Morrissey3rd, Aaron Gillane4th 2024:Nickie Quaid3rd, Dan Morrissey4th, Kyle Hayes5th, Gearoid Hegarty4th As of team vs Cork on 1 February 2025.