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Cork v Tipperary: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the All-Ireland SHC final
The All-Ireland Senior hurling championship final is upon us and it is an historic first final clash between Munster rivals Cork and Tipperary. It will be the sixth all-Munster final. The previous all-Munster finals were between Clare and Tipperary in 1997, Cork and Clare in 2013, Limerick and Waterford in 2020, Cork and Limerick in 2021 and last year's final between Clare and Cork.
Cork secured their final spot after they defeated Dublin in the semi-final with Tipperary securing their final spot with a two point win over Kilkenny.
Cork have reached the final for a second year in a row while Tipperary are in their first final since 2019. Cork will be hoping to bridge a 20 year gap since they last brought the Liam McCarthy Cup Leeside with the Premier county last winning the title in 2019.
The two sides have already met three times this year with Cork winning twice to Tipperary's one win. Tipp won their league clash 2-22 to 1-21 in FBD Semple Stadium in February with Cork claiming the league final in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh 3-24 to 0-23 in April with Cork claiming the Munster round robin 4-27 to 0-24 in Páirc Uí Chaoimh also in April.
Can Cork end their long wait to win the Liam McCarthy Cup or can Tipp bring the title back to the Premier County?
Here's everything you need to know.
Where and when is it on?
The game will take place on Sunday July 20 in Croke Park with a throw-in time of 3.30pm.
Where can I watch the game?
The game will be shown live on RTÉ Two and BBC with coverage kicking off at 2.15pm.
As well as that, you can follow the action as it happens with Examiner Sport's liveblog on Sunday afternoon.
For those who are unable to get their hands on a ticket to the final, the Rebel's Fanzone is returning to SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The tickets for the event are free and will be available from Thursday at 7.30am.
Who's the referee?
Galway's Liam Gordon will be taking charge of the All-Ireland SHC final. This is Gordon's first senior final having taken charge of the 2019 U20 final between Cork and Tipperary, the 2020 Joe McDonagh final, the 2024 Munster hurling final and the 2025 AIB All-Ireland Senior club final.
To date this season Gordon has been the man in the middle for Clare v Cork and Limerick v Cork in the Munster Championship, the Leinster championship clash between Antrim and Dublin and the All-Ireland quarter-final between Dublin and Limerick.
The final will be the 18th Liam McCarthy cup game that Gordon will be in charge of since he first took up the whistle in 2020.
Gordon's umpires will be Dublin's Seán Stack and Waterford's Thomas Walsh with Stack the standby referee. The sideline official will be Antrim's Colm McDonald and Wexford's Dickie Murphy will be the Hawk-Eye Official.
What can I read about and listen to on
Follow the build up to the final from our reporters and columnists in our dedicated All-Ireland Hurling Final hub.
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Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers will be building up to the final with a special podcast recording on Wednesday. They will be joined by a special Tipperary guest to preview the historic first All-Ireland final meeting between the two sides.
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Therese O'Callaghan speaks to the Glen Rovers man about captaincy, the Rebels support and the traditional Tipperary rivalry. Watch here.
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