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Will Cork's Patrick Horgan (r) or Clare's Conor Cleary become an All-Ireland winner today

Preview: Clare and Cork can conjure classic final

Clare and Cork could provide another scorefest in the hardest to call All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final in years, writes Eoin Ryan.

Hurling • 21 Jul 24

Clare's Shane O'Donnell (L) and Alan Connolly of Cork will wear 14 in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final

Full-forward thinking: Clare and Cork's contrast at 14

Eleven years on from his star turn in the 2013 All-Ireland hurling final, Shane O'Donnell has the potential to be Cork's tormentor-in-chief again but the Rebels have their own young gun at full-forward in Alan Connolly.

Hurling • 20 Jul 24

Clare boss Brian Lohan (R) and Cork manager Pat Ryan

All-Ireland SHC final: All You Need to Know

The Liam MacCarthy is heading back to Munster, but the ribbons won't be green and white this time as Clare and Cork battle it out for top honours.

Hurling • 19 Jul 24

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng on the sideline in the All-Ireland hurling final

Lyng rues failure to put spoke in Green Machine wheels

Derek Lyng rued his Kilkenny team's inability to halt Limerick's second-half momentum in their All-Ireland hurling final defeat.

Hurling • 24 Jul 23

Limerick's Barry Nash (R) competes for the ball with Martin Keoghan of Kilkenny

Nash pinching himself as Treaty now up with 'greatest'

The South Liberties man was a non-playing substitute when Limerick ended their 45-year wait for Liam MacCarthy in 2018 and has now started, and won, four All-Ireland finals in a row.

Hurling • 24 Jul 23

Will Derek Lyng become a first-year All-Ireland winning manager today?

First among equals - hurling's debutant manager winners

Kilkenny's Derek Lyng has the chance to join an exclusive club today: managers to win the All-Ireland hurling title in their first year in charge.

Hurling • 23 Jul 23

Barry Nash (L) pursues Eoin Cody during the league final

Cats need more than hunger to stop big dogs Limerick

Kilkenny need to bring a furious work-rate and their young stars to deliver if they are to stop Limerick winning a fourth All-Ireland hurling title in a row.

Hurling • 23 Jul 23

Aaron Gillane (L) and TJ Reid will be among the top scorers on Sunday

Free for all - will dead balls decide hurling final?

Kilkenny and Limerick are two sides primed to take advantage of any opposition errors from placed balls.

Hurling • 22 Jul 23

John Keenan is named as referee for 2023 final

John Keenan to referee 2023 hurling decider

Wicklow official John Keenan has been named as the ref for the 2023 All-Ireland SHC final between Kilkenny and Limerick on Sunday week.

GAA • 13 Jul 23

Declan Hannon in possession during the All-Ireland semi-final

Hannon confident Limerick can raise game for final

Limerick captain Declan Hannon thinks his side have scope for improvement in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final clash with Kilkenny.

All-Ireland Hurling Final • 14 Jul 22

Gearóid Hegarty fires home the first of his two goals

Hegarty: Hard work is key ingredient in Treaty success

Limerick attacker Gearóid Hegarty has said that simple hard work is the key ingredient to their incredible success as the Treaty County made it three All-Ireland Hurling titles in four years against Cork at Croke Park.

GAA • 22 Aug 21

Limerick captain Declan Hannon lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup

Limerick crush Cork to claim back-to-back All-Irelands

Limerick took their place in the pantheon of hurling greats after crushing Cork by 3-32 to 1-22 to seal back-to-back All-Ireland titles for the first time.

All-Ireland Hurling Final • 23 Aug 21

Tipperary captain Séamus Callanan celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy Cup

Maher: Callanan 'has to get' Hurler of the Year prize

There's no doubt in Brendan Maher's mind that Seamus Callanan should be crowned Hurler of the Year after his goalscoring exploits this summer.

GAA • 20 Aug 19

Cillian Buckley (R) and Adrian Mullen after Kilkenny's semi-final win

All-Ireland final teams: Buckley back, Tipp unchanged

Kilkenny have made one change to their to side to face Tipperary in Sunday's All-Ireland final, while their opponents go with the same XV that beat Wexford.

GAA • 16 Aug 19

Tiperary's Padraic Maher (L) and Kilkenny's Liam Blanchfield clash in 2016

Preview: Heavyweight rivals to go toe to toe for glory

Kilkenny and Tipperary meet in the All-Ireland hurling final for the sixth time in 11 years with a familiar dynamic at play, writes Eoin Ryan.

GAA • 18 Aug 19

Liam Sheedy has got Tipperary back to the final at the first time of asking

Sheedy expecting another 'epic' Tipp-Kilkenny final

Liam Sheedy hopes to see more of the "burning desire" that got his Tipperary side back to the All-Ireland SHC final when they face Kilkenny on Sunday.

Hurling • 15 Aug 19

Brian Cody: "Ego is something I like to have well outside of our dressing room."

'The fundamentals can't change' - The Cody philosophy

Brian Cody spoke to RTÉ Sport's Brian Carthy about his faith in his players, the importance of principles and how he's adapted to the ever-changing hurling landscape.

GAA • 14 Aug 19

Walter Walsh is tackled by Séamus Kennedy (L) and Brendan Maher (R) in the 2016 final

'You don't need much motivation against Tipperary'

Kilkenny forward Walter Walsh can't wait to tear into old rivals Tipp in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final.

Hurling • 14 Aug 19

Seamus Callanan celebrates scoring a goal against Wexford

Captain Callanan has only one goal in mind

Seamus Callanan has scored a goal in every Championship game for Tipperary this season but lifting Liam McCarthy is all that matters this weekend.

GAA • 14 Aug 19

Can TJ Reid lead Kilkenny to All-Ireland glory?

All-Ireland final: The players' jury

Ahead of the All-Ireland hurling final between Tipperary and Kilkenny we got the views of some current players on how they think the game will unfold.

GAA • 17 Aug 19

Sitting in the eye of the storm

Just three years into his inter-county retirement, former Tipperary forward and goalkeeper Darragh Egan will be among the selectors on the line for the Premier County this Sunday.

GAA • 13 Aug 19

Sheedy savouring that familiar final feeling

Liam Sheedy is relishing the build-up to a "hard-earned" All-Ireland hurling final clash with Kilkenny, his third overall and first since his Tipperary side stopped the five in a row in 2010.

GAA • 06 Aug 19

Limerick captain Declan Hannon lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup outside Colbert station

Tears of joy as Limerick bring Liam home

There were was joy and emotion on the streets of Limerick City and in the Gaelic Grounds last night as the county's victorious hurlers brought home the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1973.

GAA • 21 Aug 18

It took a while but John Kiely finally got his hands on the Liam MacCarthy Trophy

Finally the 'bits and pieces' fall right for Limerick

After losing five All-Ireland finals, Limerick could have been forgiven if panic had set in the face of a Galway comeback, writes Eoin Ryan.

GAA • 20 Aug 18

Limerick centre-forward Kyle Hayes had a big game

All-Ireland final player ratings: Limerick stars shine

The winners' Kyle Hayes, Declan Hannon and Graeme Mulcahy were all among the big performers on the biggest stage.