When and where is it on?
Cork are playing Clare in the All-Ireland SHC final on Sunday at 3.30pm at Croke Park. It is the 137th hurling final and if the game is a draw a replay will take place on August 3rd.
How can I watch it?
You can watch the game on RTÉ2, build-up from 2.15pm, while coverage on BBC Two NI starts at 3pm.
Can I get tickets?
Unlike previous games, tickets for the Croke Park final will not be available for public sale through the usual outlets like Ticketmaster and local SuperValu shops.
Each county board receives an allocation of tickets for the All-Ireland finals with the competing counties receiving the most significant allocations. These are then filtered down to their clubs and subsequently the club members. People can also access tickets if they subscribed to Croke Park’s season ticket at the beginning of the year. All clubs reserve a certain number for officer boards, team mentors and members. Players – past and present – will also be offered tickets.
The cost of tickets is now €100 for the stands, an increase of €10 on 2023 and €55 for Hill 16, an increase of €5.
How did both teams get to the final?
Cork beat champions Limerick in a stunning semi-final, 1-28 to 0-29, to book their place in the final and for a chance to win their first Liam MacCarthy Cup since 2005. Cork were third in the Munster Championship round robin after two wins and two defeats, one of them being beaten by Clare in the second round, before beating Offaly and Dublin en route to the semi-final against Limerick.
Clare finished second in the Munster Championship round robin before losing the final to Limerick. In the quarter-finals, they beat Wexford before coming from behind to beat Leinster champions Kilkenny, 0-24 to 2-16.
Cork are looking for their 30th title after the longest stretch without winning one in their history. Both teams met in the 2013 final, with the first match a draw, and Clare winning after a replay.
What is the team news?
Both sides have named unchanged starting line-ups for this weekend’s final.
Cork: Patrick Collins; Niall O’Leary, Eoin Downey, Seán O’Donoghue (capt); Ciarán Joyce, Robert Downey, Mark Coleman; Tim O’Mahony, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Declan Dalton, Shane Barrett, Séamus Harnedy; Patrick Horgan, Alan Connolly, Brian Hayes.
Subs: Brion Saunderson, Damien Cahalane, Ger Millerick, Tommy O’Connell, Luke Meade, Ethan Twomey, Conor Lehane, Jack O’Connor, Shane Kingston, Pádraig Power, Robbie O’Flynn.
Clare: Eibhear Quilligan; Adam Hogan, Conor Cleary, Conor Leen; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, David McInerney; David Fitzgerald, Cathal Malone; Tony Kelly (capt), Mark Rodgers, Peter Duggan; Aidan McCarthy, Shane O’Donnell, David Reidy.
Subs: Cian Broderick, Rory Hayes, Paul Flanagan, Cian Galvin, Darragh Lohan, Ryan Taylor, Seadna Morey, Aron Shanagher, Ian Galvin, Shane Meehan, Robin Mounsey.
Who is the referee?
Limerick’s Johnny Murphy is the referee, who most recently officiated the game between Clare and Wexford in the quarter-finals.
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