2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
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Event | 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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Clare win after extra time | |||||||
Date | 21 July 2024 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Johnny Murphy (Limerick) | ||||||
Attendance | 82,300 | ||||||
Weather | 16 °C (61 °F), fair | ||||||
The 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, the 137th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played at Croke Park on 21 July 2024.[1][2][3]
Clare won the game by 3-29 to 1-34, to claim their fifth title.[4]
The match was televised nationally on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio. The game was also televised on BBC Two and internationally on GAAGO.[5]
Background
- Clare made their eighth final appearance, and their first since winning in 2013. They also won in the finals of 1914, 1995 and 1997, and were beaten finalists in 1889, 1932 and 2002.
- Cork were aiming to win their first title since 2005; they are the second most successful county in the championship's history, with 30 wins; their current streak of 18 consecutive seasons without an All-Ireland was the longest in their history.[6]
- The two teams had met in the final once before, in 2013, with Clare winning after a replay.[7]
- The fifth final to involve two Munster teams, after 1997 (Clare beat Tipperary), 2013 (Clare beat Cork), 2020 (Limerick beat Waterford) and 2021 (Limerick beat Cork).
- This was the fourth final to involve neither the Munster nor the Leinster champions (in 2024, Limerick and Kilkenny). The previous occasions were:
Paths to the final
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Pre-match
Officials
On 11 July, the GAA named Limerick's Johnny Murphy as the referee for the final, his first All-Ireland final. He previously refereed the 2018 All-Ireland minor final, the 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 final, the 2021 Leinster hurling final and the and the All-Ireland senior club final in 2023. Galway's Liam Gordon and Tipperary's Michael Kennedy served as linesmen for the final.[21]
Jubilee teams
The Cork team that won the 1999 All-Ireland final was presented to the crowd before the match, on the silver jubilee.[22] [23]
Build-up
Tickets for the final were sold-out with no general sales, over 32,000 tickets had been issued to Cork and Clare for distribution between the clubs. Cork had a total of 219 active GAA clubs, most of any county in Ireland, with 84 clubs in Clare.[24] Stand tickets for the final cost €100 with terrace tickets at €55.[25]
In Cork the match was shown at the Rebels' Fanzone free event at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh with 15,000 tickets sold-out within 45 minutes.[26] Clare County Council also screened the final on a big screen at a free event in Tim Smythe Park in Ennis.[27]
Team news
On 18 July, Cork announced the same team for the final that started the semi-final against Limerick. Three players remain from the side that lost the 2013 replay to Clare, with Séamus Harnedy and Patrick Horgan starting and Conor Lehane on the bench.[28] A day later, Clare also announced the same starting team as against Kilkenny in the semi-final. Four players, John Conlon, David McInerney, Tony Kelly and Shane O'Donnell remained from the side that won the final in 2013. [29]
Details
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3-29 (38) – (37) 1-34 (a.e.t.) |
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(HT: 1-12 – 1-12) (FT: 3-21 – 1-27) | ||
Gls: A McCarthy 1, T Kelly 1, M Rodgers 1 Pts: A McCarthy 7 (3fs, 1 '65'), T Kelly 4, M Rodgers 3, D Ryan 3, D Fitzgerald 3, P Duggan 2 (1s/l), D Reidy 2, S O'Donnell 2, R Taylor 1, I Galvin 1, S Meehan 1 |
Gls: R Downey 1 Pts: P Horgan 12 (10fs), S Harnedy 4, T O'Mahony 4, M Coleman 3, B Hayes 2, S Barrett 2, D Fitzgibbon 2, S Kingston 2, E Downey 1, A Connolly 1, C Joyce 1, R O'Flynn 1 |
References
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- ^ "GAA Launch 2024 Fixture Masterplan – Hurling". 7 December 2023.
- ^ "When do the 2024 All-Ireland Hurling and Football Finals take place?". www.limerickleader.ie. 6 December 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (21 July 2024). "Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ McCoy, Niall (19 July 2024). "All-Ireland SHC final: All You Need to Know". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "'We just had enough' - Steely Rebels ready for final push". RTE Sport. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare bridge 16-year gap after Shane O'Donnell becomes hat-trick hero". Irish Independent. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Munster SHC: Limerick comeback floors Clare". www.gaa.ie. 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Clare take Cork's best shot but come out smiling in thrilling Munster clash". The Irish Times.
- ^ Brennan, Eoin (19 May 2024). "Goal-hungry Clare require late '65 to see off Waterford" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Shane O'Donnell shows full range of his threat as Clare defeat Tipperary". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Munster SHC Final: Limerick make it six in a row". www.gaa.ie. 9 June 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Eoin (22 June 2024). "Clare set up Kilkenny date after easing past Wexford" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Clare 0-24 Kilkenny 2-16 (FT) - Banner book All-Ireland final spot after comeback win over Cats". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Munster SHC: Waterford vanquish Rebels". www.gaa.ie. 21 April 2024.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (11 May 2024). "Cork keep season alive with last-gasp win over Limerick" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (19 May 2024). "Connolly hat-trick inspires Cork to Tipperary trouncing" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (15 June 2024). "Cork motor past Offaly to set up Dublin showdown" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (22 June 2024). "Cork v Dublin: Rebels fail to hit top gear but book All-Ireland semi-final spot". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Branigan, Peter (7 July 2024). "All-Ireland semi-final recap: Cork 1-28 Limerick 0-29" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Limerick's Johnny Murphy confirmed as referee for All-Ireland SHC final". RTE Sport. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Silver to gold: the teams who won All-Irelands as county's jubilee teams watched on". Irish Examiner. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Cork manager Pat Ryan at peace with missing jubilee festivities". EchoLive. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Online scammers target fans seeking All-Ireland hurling final tickets". Irish Examiner. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare v Cork, All-Ireland SHC final: What time, what channel and all you need to know". Irish Independent. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Tickets for All-Ireland final fanzone at Páirc Uí Chaoimh sell out in 45 minutes". Irish Examiner. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare County Council confirms free screening of All-Ireland Hurling Final in Ennis". Irish Independent. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Cork stick with same 15 for Clare showdown". RTE Sport. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Clare name unchanged side for All-Ireland final with Cork". RTE Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Culhane, Darragh (21 July 2024). "Roy Keane cheers on Cork from Croke Park stands at All-Ireland Hurling Final". Cork Beo. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
An 82,300 capacity crowd turned up for the game...