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Irish Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Limerick v Cork TV information, throw-in time, date and more for Munster final
The 2025 Munster Hurling Championship final sees Limerick and Cork clash in what's set to be a barnstormer this weekend. Limerick come into this one off the back of a loss to Clare, who were already knocked out of any further action in the championship. They had already secured top spot with their previous performances however. Cork were the last side not named Limerick to win Munster, capturing the 2018 title before their opponents on Sunday lifted all of the next seven championships. They beat Waterford last time out in what was essentially a Munster semi-final for the Leesiders. Last time these sides met was an infamous drubbing, which seemed to reverse the momentum of both sides, with Cork reeling after a strong start to the group, while Limerick showed that the big names still had some big performances to give. Here's what you need to know about the big game: Saturday, June 7. The TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. The game is due to begin at 6pm. Yes, the game is being shown on RTÉ 2. Limerick - 4/7 Draw - 13/2 Cork - 2/1
RTÉ News
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Cork must take down towering pillars of Cian Lynch and Kyle Hayes in Munster final
Seven in a row, in any context, in any walk of life, in any competition it is an unbelievable achievement, demonstrating exceptional consistency and dominance, and in the Munster Hurling Championship these days it would seem near impossible. But here we are talking about it potentially happening on Saturday evening in the TUS Gaelic Grounds. Tickets are harder to get than an All-Ireland hurling final, such is the attraction of this for all fans far and wide. The question that I pose is not will Limerick win as I feel they will but what could Cork do to actually try and stop them making more of their own history? Well, first off, try and tackle or hit them, which would be a vast improvement from the last clash three weeks ago. Mark their players, and bring some intensity to the battle - you hope they will have all this and more on Saturday. No doubt, emotionally and mentally, they will be way more in sync with what is required to beat Limerick. But I am thinking tactically here - what could they do to win this game on the field? For me it's two fold and sounds very little when you look at what Limerick have dotted around the field. Cork must go after the pillars of this Limerick team - Kyle Hayes and Cian Lynch. This is far easier said than done. I'd rather chance the applied maths paper in the Leaving Cert than try figure this out - but if I had to make a call it would be this. Teams just simply have to man-mark the genius that is Lynch. His influence on a game is incomparable to most if not all players on the field. Ger Millerick might have been the guy to try and do this but he is ruled out with injury so, after that, the man-markers in the Cork camp are few and far between. Could they stay zonal and trust that whoever is in that zone when Lynch enters will try and shut him down? Could Ethan Twomey be brought back into the fold and told go as hard as you can for as long as you can on the Patrickswell man? I've seen many try but few succeed when it comes to trying curb Lynch but it must be done if you want to win. Secondly, the marking of Kyle Hayes - what to do here? Physicality, speed, skill and game awareness: he ticks all the boxes. Who could Cork put on him to try and stop him thundering up the Gaelic Grounds sod? The Rebels have an abundance of talent in their forward division but they don't have that out-and-out dog who will win the dirty ball and pop it out to the shooters - because they are all shooters. It's a dog they need for this assignment on Hayes. Who that is I'm not sure but the Darragh Fitzgibbon experiment on him didn't work at all the last day. Maybe Pat Ryan will look at 'redemption' as their word this week and perhaps he will look at Fitzgibbon and say to him 'here's your chance to right those wrongs now'. Cork cannot avoid Hayes like they did last year in Croke Park, so whoever is given the task of trying to shut down the influence of the Limerick No 6, they will have to most likely sacrifice their game for the greater good. Cork wins, everyone in red will win. Thinking of team rather than me! If they can get these match-ups right, they stand a great chance to be the first team other than Limerick to lift the Mick Mackey Cup since it was renamed a few years ago. But I still think Limerick will be keeping the Ahane man in the Treaty County on Saturday night. Why? Because in terms of the Limerick hurling team, the total effectiveness of the group is even greater than their effectiveness when acting in isolation. Limerick are always greater than the sum of their parts Finally If I could for a moment wear my Tipp hat. As a Tipp man, if you wrote away to Santa to ask for a hurling title, it is hard to look past asking to win an All-Ireland against Kilkenny and in Nowlan Park - and we have been to heaven and back twice in the past year with our minors and now our U-20s achieving these fantasy-like victories. Good for the soul for Premier followers to see these players wear the blue and gold with such pride, passion and honour. It gives hope to the future of Tipp hurling and, while the county might not quite be back, we are certainly going in the right direction. My brother Cormac coached these guys to an All Ireland minor title three years ago against Offaly in the same venue and I know how much it meant to him to see all these guys progressing in their careers and know that you have played a part in this. But I know as he stood on the grass in Nowlan Park last Saturday and the crowd parted in front of him after the final whistle, there was captain Sam O'Farrell making his way through the crowd to get to Cormac, who he had spotted in the madness of the aftermath just to say thanks and shake his hand. That meant as much to him as any point he scored or ball he caught for them as a minor player. A touch of class, a small gesture but one that will live long in the memory. Then when you hear how captain Sam speaks with the honesty and experience of a man 20 years his elder, how he remembers everyone at a time of such heightened passion and adrenaline in his speech. He remembered one of our fallen warriors Dillon Quirke. it reminds me of a great quote that was said to me before. We were at a funeral of a legendary figure and someone said to me 'this fella will never die, you know'. 'What do you mean?' I responded. 'Well, I was told that you die twice,' came the reply. 'The first time being when you take your last breath and the second when someone speaks your name for the final time'. For that reason, Dillon Quirke will never die and it was just so touching for Sam to remember and mention him in his speech on Saturday. I hope, as we all do, it brought some comfort to the Quirke family to hear their son and brother's name reverberate around the stands of Nowlan Park as Tipp win an All-Ireland title. That's the GAA, that's what we are about! Highlights of all the weekend's football and hurling championship action on The Sunday Game, 9.30pm RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
The Irish Sun
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Ripped off' – Latest price hike for Munster hurling final enrages GAA fans who bemoan alarming trend
STAND tickets for this year's Munster Hurling Championship final have been increased to €50 for adults. It represents a €5 increase on last year's showpiece while identical tickets for the 2023 decider were only €40 apiece. Advertisement 2 Limerick have won the title a record SIX years running 2 Cork and Limerick played a sold-out round-robin fixture at the same venue only two weeks ago The continuing trend has provoked anger among GAA supporters who have bemoaned "being ripped off". One fan fumed: "Once again fans from counties in Munster are being ripped off, a round-robin Munster ticket is 15 or 20 euro dearer than a Leinster one. "And now they're dishing out free tickets for underage players in Leinster while charging €10 a head in Munster, 50 and 40 euro is crazy." In a similar vein, Colin Campbell added: "Munster hurling subsidising the entire GAA. Milking it now at this stage." Advertisement Read More On GAA John Cregan noted the jump in cost across successive seasons. He posted: "It's a 25% increase from 2023 - it's over the top. €30 for a Stand Ticket to Munster Football Final." However, against that, there were plenty of people who felt the prices were fair given it is a major final in elite level sport - even if GAA players are technically amateurs. James argued: "Great value. What other sport would a final between the two best teams in it be below 50 quid?" Sharing that sentiment, Tony Kavanagh compared the price with what you'd pay for an Ireland soccer international. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling He tweeted: "Great value. (in comparison to international friendly nil all draws above in the Aviva Stadium. 80/100 euro?) "This is two of the best teams playing the best game on Earth in a final." RTE pundit Joe Canning urges GAA to make huge change for Leinster hurling final as fans 'totally agree' Terrace tickets will set fans back €40. The price hike is in line with the one instituted by the Munster Council for the round-robin portion of its prized competition. Under-16s tickets for the meeting of Cork and seven-in-a-row chasing Limerick have been set at €10. The long-held €5 concession remains in place for students and OAPs. Advertisement The Munster Championship has long been the jewel in the crown of the provincial hurling calendar. OPPOSITE SITUATION The clear contrast in demand for tickets between the Munster final and its Leinster equivalent was laid bare earlier this week. Granted, Kilkenny and Galway's June 8 occasion will play out at 82k capacity Croke Park compared to the 44k Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. But the fact the Leinster Council announced on Monday that Advertisement There's also been some ire expressed at tickets for Limerick against Cork on June 7 not going on general sale with them instead being solely distributed through their two county boards. But SunSport's GAA Correspondent Jason Byrne He pointed out: "Club volunteers and members should always get first preference for a high-profile fixture involving their counties. "Those moaning should join their clubs and get involved instead of just rocking up for the big games when it suits them." Advertisement
Irish Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Oisin McConville's mother Margaret 'couldn't fathom' Armagh/Derry wasn't on TV
Oisin McConville says his mother Margaret 'couldn't fathom' that the Armagh/Derry All-Ireland series opener at the weeknd wasn't on TV or available online. Crossmaglen club legend and former secretary Margaret was one of many left wondering how the All-Ireland champions' opening defence of their crown wasn't accessible for GAA fans to watch at home. The Athletic Grounds was packed to the rafters with a crowd of just under 15,000 there to see Derry come from 13 points behind, only to end up losing by 2-21 to 2-17 at the Armagh City venue, with Rian O'Neill making his return to the Armagh starting line-up. But the game wasn't available on RTE or GAA+, with minimal highlights on the Saturday Game. RTE's picks for the weekend were the do or die Munster Hurling Championship game between Waterford and Cork, and the Galway/Dublin Leinster hurling tie, which determined who would be in the provincial final against Kilkenny. On the Saturday, GAA+ had their pick of four games and went for Tyrone's trip to Ballybofey to face Donegal, and Louth versus Monaghan from Newbridge. The games not screened were Derry versus Armagh and Meath's home tie with Cork. In previous year's the GAA have stated that were it not for GAA+ (previously GAA+) games like Donegal/Tyrone and Monaghan/Louth would not have been screened at all. And while this is true, the broadcast rights landscape has changed this year, with the GAA buying out RTE's 50percent stake in GAAGO and rebranding it as GAA+. While RTE still pay for their package of games, GAA+ are at liberty to live stream as many of the other games as they please. To add to the confusion, Clubber and TG4 have been live streaming games from hurling's lower tiers, proving that it is possible to make more games available with alternative scheduling. Hurling fans have complained for a number of years that high profile Munster games haven't been available to watch anywhere. Part of the reason is that gate receipts still form a huge percentage of the GAA's annual income, far more than in sports like soccer and rugby, where TV rights command more money as they have an international audience and more bidders. There is also the cost of outside broadcasts for GAA+, but they may be able to recoup this with fans paying to watch the live streams. With attendances appearing to go through the roof for games this year, more ties may well be televised on GAA+ next year. The BBC also have rights to screen Ulster Championship games. But none of this was any good to Margaret McConville and rafts of other fans, hoping to watch the Armagh/Derry game. Speaking on the BBC GAA Social podcast with Thomas Niblock, Oisin McConville, with his tongue in his cheek, said: 'Mags is not happy. She's in a fit of rage because there was no coverage of that game anywhere. 'She just can't fathom that that would happen, as she said, 'In this day and age. I had to leave the house. She couldn't understand it. I have never seen here quite as disconsolate as she was. 'Everybody got a touch. Sky, BBC, RTE, GAA+ - they all got it. She doesn't miss you when there's an issue. Let's just say, she's disapppionted.' Podcast host Niblock said: 'It's a very serious point. I know we are having a bit of fun about it. 'It's incredible that last year's All-Ireland champions playing last year's Division 1 champions wasn't televised. People were crying out for coverage of it. It seemed a strange one. There's no doubt about it.'
The Irish Sun
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘One full day' – Sharlene Mawdsley's Tipperary GAA star boyfriend shares first snap of them together
NEVER mind One Fine Day, Sharlene Mawdsley and Michael Breen were just content to share 'one full day' amid her globetrotting schedule. The sprinter was back in her native county for a full 24 hours after placing second in a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Zagreb on Saturday. 2 'Lola's favourite is back (for one full day)' Credit: @MIKEYBREENO 2 The high-profile pair went Instagram official last weekend Credit: @sharlenem1 Breen and his teammates had the weekend off from the Munster Hurling Championship as it happened to be their bye week in the five-team competition. They were able to rest easy knowing that they'd already secured a spot in the top-three and with it, progression to the All-Ireland Series. Sunday's action ensured they won't be in the Munster final, however, as Cork leapfrogged them in the standings with Read More On Irish Sport June 7 will be the Rebels' first provincial final since 2018 where they will attempt to stop Limerick clinching a ridiculous SEVENTH crown in a row. Victorious manager Pat Ryan said: 'We left an awful lot of chances behind us. But it's knockout Championship, there's going to be a bit more trepidation in it, a bit more nervousness in it. 'Both ourselves and Waterford knew that if we didn't win, we'd be out of the Championship. We played a small bit like that, with a bit of nerves.' Ryan's side finished the game with their wides tally at 17. Most read in Athletics One of those was a glorious goal opportunity for Shane Barrett. Ryan added: 'That's something we'll work on, the efficiency side of it, but I thought our work-rate, our hitting the breaks, our hunger to get on the ball was an awful lot better than it was last week and that's the way it should be. That's the standard. RTE pundit Joe Canning urges GAA to make huge change for Leinster hurling final as fans 'totally agree' 'You're not always going to play as well or have great hurling at times and things might not come off in your game-plan. "But your work-rate, your attitude and your character has to be the standard. 'From our point of view, the attitude last week wasn't good enough. The effort wasn't good enough. I don't think we played brilliant hurling today but today was about attitude and character.' The 48-year-old also used his post-game platform to He insisted: 'It's hard not to get drawn into the hype. Some of it was stupid stuff altogether and a lot of it was coming from outside the county. 'You heard people writing off Limerick, some of our own people. Are they off their game or what? 'From my point of view, that was very annoying. I think sometimes fellas would be building you up, hoping that you'd get a kick in the ass.' Just five weeks since
