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WATCH: Return to the heat of the Limerick v Clare battle of '96

When the great championship games of the 1990s are listed out, Clare v Limerick 1996 is an epic t...
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17.54 20 May 2015


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WATCH: Return to the heat of t...

WATCH: Return to the heat of the Limerick v Clare battle of '96

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When the great championship games of the 1990s are listed out, Clare v Limerick 1996 is an epic that often gets a mention.

And with good reason as an exciting match in vociferous heat was settled by a point in Limerick's favour as the then All-Ireland champions fell short.

Ciaran Carey immortalised himself with the sensational winning point for Limerick.

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Limerick's Ciaran Carey beats Ger O'Loughlin of Clare to the ball ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

With both sides facing each other this weekend in the Munster Hurling quarter-finals, that match came back to mind and we will be discussing it on Off The Ball with some of the protagonists from that day.  

If you were there that day in 1996, feel free to text in any of your memories to 53106 or get in touch on Twitter - and before we go on air, take a mini nostalgia trip via this video:


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