Limerick have been installed as heavy favourites to beat Kilkenny in this year's All-Ireland hurling final.
The Treaty marched into the final at Galway's expense on Saturday, and on the back of that impressive performance, John Kiely's men have been priced at 4/11 by Ladbrokes to win the Liam MacCarthy Cup for a fourth year in a row.
Standing in their way is a Kilkenny side that needed a heroic save in the dying seconds from Eoin Murphy to get over the line against Clare on Sunday. At 11/4, Derek Lyng's side are big underdogs for the final in a couple of weeks' time.
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Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said: "As things stand, the Green Giant that is Limerick are looking like they will reign supreme for a fourth year in a row, but we know never to write off the Kilkenny cats!"
A draw can be backed at 9/1.
Kilkenny will undoubtedly need to call upon the never say die attitude that they have shown on numerous occasions in this year's championship, most notably against Galway when Cillian Buckley's last-gasp goal secured a famous Leinster final win.
But recent Championship encounters between the two hurling giants have seen Limerick get the upper hand more often than not. The reigning champions will no doubt be bouyed by what happened 12 months ago when the two sides met in the All-Ireland final. On that occasion, with the sun beating down at Croke Park, Limerick edged out the Cats by two points in an epic contest.
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