Limerick delivered an eye-catching performance in overcoming Clare in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship round-robin, for what was their first win of the campaign, with manager John Kiely insisting afterward that there is more to come from his side.
A lead of 16 points at one stage thanks to ten different scorers, this was as emphatic a victory as the Treaty, without Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane, could have prayed for as they pummelled their lacklustre hosts into submission with combinational or tactical nous and physical superiority.
While disappointed after last week's narrow loss to Cork, Kiely was pleased with the clinical nature of his side's victory in Ennis, telling RTÉ Sport: "We knew we would have to be better than we were last week.
"Our efficiency in front of goals, far more efficient today, we got chances and we nailed them. I think we needed the game last week to get us up the championship speed, that was a takeaway from last weekend. To be fair last Monday the lads' energy was through the roof and I think they were biting at the bit to get at this game."
"We hit the ground running early doors, far more energy, had those support runners left and right. When Clare did get a few openings we scrambled well and got those flicks in to get the ball out of danger."
Limerick have home games to come against Waterford and Tipperary as they seek another provincial final date
And the manager feels his troops can up their levels even more for those clashes at the Gaelic Grounds.
"There's plenty more in us," a bullish Kiley added.
"There is always more to be got after. It's an upward trajectory, the onus is on us to build on it and go to a higher level the next day. We're under no illusion that we have a big task against Waterford."
Kiely also had confirmed that Aaron Gillane, who missed the Cork and Clare games due to a calf injury, will be available for selection ahead of the Déise clash on 17 May.
