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Irish Examiner
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Christy O'Connor: Brothers in arms, Hoggie's wait goes on, Cork's meltdown
As soon as Liam Gordon blew the final whistle yesterday, John McGrath took off towards his brother Noel in front of the Cusack Stand. Noel was already hugging Seamus Kennedy before his younger brother jumped into that giant embrace. Winning an All-Ireland is always special but it's even more precious again with a brother on the same team. The McGraths and the Downeys, Robert and Eoin, were the latest siblings to feature together in an All-Ireland hurling final, which has become an extremely common theme on hurling's biggest day over the last century. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
BreakingNews.ie
20-07-2025
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- BreakingNews.ie
Cork and Tipperary all set for All-Ireland hurling final
For the first time ever, old rivals Cork and Tipperary will contest the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. The Rebels come into the decider as League and Munster champions and are hoping to end a 20-year wait to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup. Advertisement While Tipperary, who lost to Cork in the League final, have the chance to be crowned All-Ireland champions for the first time since 2019. Both sides are unchanged from their semi-final victories. Throw-in at Croke Park is at 3.30pm with Galway's Liam Gordon refereeing his maiden All-Ireland Senior final.
Irish Examiner
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
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. *** 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. *** Therese O'Callaghan speaks to the Glen Rovers man about captaincy, the Rebels support and the traditional Tipperary rivalry. Watch here. Read More Keegan pivotal in helping Ryan find balance between leading and managing
The Irish Sun
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
GAA make huge announcement around upcoming All-Ireland hurling final between Cork and Tipperary
THE GAA has announced that Liam Gordon will referee the All-Ireland hurling final between Cork and Tipperary on July 20. It will be the Galway native's first time taking charge of a senior decider. 2 Gordon will be the man in the middle when the two sides clash at 3.30pm on Sunday July 20 2 Tipp haven't lifted Liam MacCarthy since 2019 while 2005 was the last time it ended up on Leeside In a statement, the GAA outlined: "The GAA is delighted to confirm that Liam Gordon from Galway will be the referee for the 2025 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on July 20, between Cork and Tipperary, in what will be Liam's first Senior Final. "Liam is a member of the Killimor club and has also refereed the 2019 U20 final between Cork and Tipperary, the 2020 Joe McDonagh Final, the 2024 Munster Hurling Final, and the All-Ireland Senior Club Final in 2025. "In this year's Hurling Championship, Liam has refereed Clare vs. Cork and Limerick vs. Cork in the Munster Championship, Leinster Championship, Antrim vs. Dublin, along with the All-Ireland Quarter Final involving Dublin vs. Limerick. "In the Allianz League, he refereed matches between Wexford and Kilkenny, Tipperary and Cork, and Clare and Cork. Read More On GAA "The Final will be Liam's 18th Liam MacCarthy game to referee since his first in 2020. "His umpires on the day will be Damien Gibbons, Alan McClearn, John Larkin, and Ollie Reilly, all from the Killimor club. "His line umpires on the day will be Dublin's Seán Stack and Waterford's Thomas Walsh. "Seán will be the standby referee, and the Sideline Official will be Colm McDonald from Antrim. Dickie Murphy from Wexford will be the Hawk-Eye Official." Most read in GAA Hurling Tuesday also saw Premier boss Liam Cahill Noel McGrath's wide in Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny Believing they were three points down, the Cats chased a goal in vain before the Premier advanced to the All-Ireland final against And boss Cahill lauded the Cats for leaving it at that ahead of their July 20 showdown against the Rebels. He said: 'We know Kilkenny from the start of time are a huge hurling county and I said that afterwards. "Like ourselves, if Kilkenny don't win it on the field, they ain't going to bring it to the boardroom, that's for sure. 'For me, we were going on the scoreboard. Through Declan Laffan and the lads down the earpiece, there might have been a little query alright but for us we were playing what was in front of us. 'HUMAN ERROR' 'What can we say sure, it's human error, that's the bottom line. A mistake was made but it had no effect on us, on what we wanted to achieve at the end of the day, which was just to get the result. 'Everybody in the GAA, we do our best to try and do things voluntary and keep things as right as we can and unfortunately it was just human error. What can be done, only move on. 'It was out of our control, really. It is unfortunate. From the outset, these boys here were just concentrating on getting over the line. 'Look, you can go into all the ins and out of it, there were several other passages of play, decisions that work out throughout the 74-plus minutes. 'The reality is that's what big matches like that are made of and you just roll with the punches and you take the hits.'
Irish Independent
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Galway's Liam Gordon to referee All-Ireland hurling final between Cork and Tipperary
Galway referee Liam Gordon will be the man in the middle for this year's All-Ireland SHC final between Cork and Tipperary on July 20.
