Handball stars Catriona Casey and Martina McMahon are set for a mouthwatering clash in the final of the All-Ireland Ladies 60x30 senior singles at Croke Park on Saturday.
The pair met in the final of the open singles at the World Championships last month in Minnesota.
They then returned to the traditional, larger 60x30 court (the Worlds are played in the smaller 40x20 international standard 'alley') and have both progressed to the decider for a rematch.
Limerick lefty McMahon won the World Championships and Casey is still hurting.
"I'll let you know when I do get over it," she said with a half smile. "Is it even something you get over? A longer break probably would have been more ideal, but I didn't want to miss the championship either, so here we are."
As for her rivalry with McMahon, Casey says she ignores the hype.
"I don't listen to the talk, really.
"If it wasn't us, it'd be someone else. Obviously, I'd prefer to be converting more wins than losses. I'm just a competitive person, and want to keep getting better regardless."
Meanwhile, Dublin's Eoin Kennedy will attempt to roll back the years in the men's senior singles on the same bill at HQ.
The St Brigid's man, 39, won his first senior title back in 2002.
Both men cruised through their semi-finals against Limerick's Paudi Quish and Meath's Gary McConnell a fortnight ago to set up what now seems to be an annual meeting in the decider.
And while Kennedy is giving up some eight years to the Mullingar maestro, he hopes to use his experience to his advantage.
"The big thing you lose as you get older is that dynamism," he said.
"I used to play at a real high intensity, and people would always have said that when they played me, that you knew you were in for a real physical battle.
"As that dynamism goes, you have to try to make up for it in different ways and with different shots.
"You pick up injuries more frequently now, and the legs don’t have the same stamina that they used to, but you can make up for that by being a bit cuter and with better shot selection. You can’t be running all night long."
The games serve off at 2pm at Croke Park, with Kerry's Daire Keane and Kilkenny's Jack Holden meeting in the minor singles final.
