Off we go!published at 15:29 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny 0-0 Limerick
The action is under way at a rain-swept Croke Park.
Summary
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Off we go!published at 15:29 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Up for grabs!published at 15:26 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Image source, InphoImage caption, Liam McCarty cup
Limerick's Gillane a match winner - McManuspublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
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Neil McManus
Former Antrim star on BBC Sport NI'He's on player of the year form and he gets goals in big games'.
Kilkenny 'not concerned' about stopping Limerick - Fogartypublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Kilkenny midfielder Conor Fogarty says his side are "not concerned" about stopping Limerick's All-Ireland dominance and are focused on lifting the Liam McCarthy Cup for themselves.
The Cats face holders Limerick in ar Croke Park in a repeat of last year's decider.
Read more here
Image source, InphoImage caption, Kilkenny midfielder Conor Fogarty
Conditions will favour Limerick - McManuspublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Media caption, Pundit Neil McManus believes conditions will favour Limerick
On Declan Hannon's absence for Limerickpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
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Ciaran Carey
Three-time Limerick All-Star on BBC Sport NI'He's been captain fantastic and he will be a big loss.'
Smiles amid the rain at Crokerpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Image source, InphoImage caption, Fans gather outside Croke Park
Image source, InphoImage caption, Limerick fan Raymond Gilbourne
Image source, InphoImage caption, Kilkenny fans outside Croke Park
Watch: Dominant Limerick sweep aside Galway to reach another finalpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:50 BST)
A storming second-half performance from Limerick helps them to a 2-24 to 1-18 victory against Galway as they reach their fourth successive All-Ireland Hurling decider.
Media caption, Dominant Limerick sweep aside Galway to reach All-Ireland Final
Watch: Murphy save 'probably the best I've seen' - McManuspublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Neil McManus says Kilkenny keeper Eoin Murphy's sensational injury-time save to deny Clare's Peter Duggan in the All-Ireland Hurling semi-final is "probably the best I've seen".
Have a look and see if you agree.
Media caption, Murphy save 'the best I've seen' - Neil McManus
Watch: Kilkenny break Clare hearts to reach All-Ireland finalpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Kilkenny set up an All-Ireland Hurling final against holders Limerick after battling past Clare 1-25 to 1-22 in a riveting semi-final at Croke Park.
Media caption, Watch: Kilkenny beat Clare to reach All-Ireland final
Preparing for battle!published at 15:14 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Image source, InphoImage caption, Limerick's Cian Lynch ahead of the game
Team news - Walsh comes in for Blanchfieldpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Just one late change and it comes from Kilkenny - defender David Blanchfield has failed to recover from injury so Walter Walsh is drafted into the line-up.
Limerick manager John Kiely also goes with an unchanged line-up as his team chase a fourth straight Liam McCarthy Cup triumph.
That means there is no place for captain Declan Hannon, who remains sidelined after sustaining a knee injury in the Munster SHC final victory over Clare.
Kilkenny: Murphy, Butler, Lawlor, T Walsh, W Walsh, Reid, Deegan, Fogarty, Mullen, Phelan, Keoghan, Donnelly, Ryan, Reid, Cody (capt).
Subs: Brennan, Delaney, Buckley, P Walsh, Corcoran, Murphy, Kenny, Clifford, Hogan, Drennan.
Limerick: Quaid, M Casey, Morrissey, Nash, Byrnes, O'Donoghue, Hayes, O'Donovan, Lynch (capt), Hegarty, Reidy, Morrisey, Gillane, Flanagan, P Casey.
Subs: McCarthy, Boylan, Connolly, Costello, Coughlan, English, Mulcahy, Murphy, O'Connor, O'Neill, O'Reilly.
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Kilkenny v Limerick
Limerick will find a way to make it four-in-a-row - McManuspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
"This is what it all comes down to. The biggest day of the hurling calendar. Every hurler in Ireland wants to play in this game but will be the hurlers of Limerick and Kilkenny for a second consecutive year?"
That's the thoughts of former Antrim star Neil McManus and he believes Limeriock will prevail this afternoon.
Do you agree with him?
Read more here
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, BBC Sport columnist Neil McManus
Le Chéile - Monday, 23 July, 22:00 BSTpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Watch on the BBC iPlayer
The story of East Belfast GAA, the first Gaelic club in east Belfast for many years, during their first year of action.
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Le Chéile portrays the beginning of an inspiring journey for the community of East Belfast GAA.
Watch: All you need to know about hurlingpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
BBC Sport explains all you need to know about the sport of hurling ahead of today's big game.
Media caption, GAA All-Ireland hurling final: All you need to know about hurling
Pitch perfect despite the rainpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Image source, InphoImage caption, Croke Park pitch ahead of the All-Ireland Hurling Final
Watch the All-Ireland hurling final on the BBC iPlayerpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Thomas Niblock presents live coverage from Croke Park of the All-Ireland hurling final as champions Limerick take on Kilkenny.
Commentary is by Oisin Langan, with pitch-side updates from Sarah Mulkerrins.
Live on BBC2 NI and BBC iPlayer
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Watch the All-Ireland hurling final on the BBC iPlayer
Limerick out to join hurling immortalspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Kilkenny v Limerick (15:30 BST)
Many people already believe this Limerick hurling side is the greatest side off all time and those claims will be hard to deny if they beat Kilkenny in today's All-Ireland Final at Croke Park to secure a fourth successive Liam McCarthy Cup.
A victory for the Treaty County would see John Kiely's squad becoming only the third team to win four straight titles - matching Cork's feat of the early 1940s and Kilkenny's more recent achievement in the late noughties.
But for a narrow and controversial defeat by Kilkenny in the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final, this Limerick side would have be aiming for a sixth straight title today which sums up their greatness.
However, the Cats stand in the way and they will believe they can clinch their first title since 2015 - a virtual eternity for the 36-times winners - after losing by only two points in a thrilling decider 12 months ago.
The smart money is on Limerick confirming their hurling greatness but make no mistake, a Kilkenny win will be no shock today.
Enjoy the action on BBC Two Northern Ireland, the BBC iPlayer, along with our live text commentary.
Image source, InphoImage caption, Limerick edged Kilkenny in a thrilling All-Ireland decider last year