2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
| Event | 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | July 20, 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Liam Gordon (Galway)[1] | ||||||
The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, the 138th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, is due to be played at Croke Park on 20 July 2025.[2][3] In the event that the game ends in a draw, a replay is scheduled for 2 August.[4][5]
The match will be televised nationally on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio with analysis by Anthony Daly, Dónal Óg Cusack and Liam Sheedy. Commentary on the game will be provided by Marty Morrissey alongside Michael Duignan.
Background
- Cork are 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 19 consecutive seasons without an All-Ireland is the longest in their history.[6]
- Tipperary are aiming to win their first title since 2019 and their 29th title in total.[7]
- First meeting of Cork and Tipperary in the final.[8]
- The sixth final to involve two Munster teams, after 1997 (Clare beat Tipperary), 2013 (Clare beat Cork), 2020 (Limerick beat Waterford), 2021 (Limerick beat Cork), 2024 (Clare beat Cork).
Paths to the final
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Pre-match
Transport
By 10 June, shortly after Cork and Limerick had contested the 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final, it was reported that the Iarnród Éireann website had announced all tickets on its morning trains to Dublin from Cork Kent railway station and Limerick Colbert railway station for 20 July had sold out.[21]
However, instead it was Tipperary who met Cork in the final. There was criticism (including from Cork-based TDs Colm Burke and Thomas Gould) of motorway toll barriers delaying supporters as they travelled to the semi-finals, and requests to have the barriers removed on the day of the final. This was rejected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).[22]
Officials
On 8 July, the GAA named Galway's Liam Gordon of Killimor as the referee for the final, his first All-Ireland SHC decider. He previously refereed the 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship final, and the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final. Sean Stack and Thomas Walsh were named to assist, Stack filling the role of stand-by referee.[1]
Jubilee teams
The Kilkenny team that won the 2000 All-Ireland SHC final will be presented to the crowd before the match, on the silver jubilee.
Details
References
- ^ a b c "Liam Gordon appointed as All-Ireland hurling final ref". RTÉ Sport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Radio, Tipp Mid West (27 March 2025). "2025 County Club Championships To Be Drawn This Evening".
- ^ Kinsella, Colm (5 December 2024). "Limerick's 2025 Allianz Hurling and Football League fixture details revealed". www.limerickleader.ie.
- ^ Donovan, Shane (5 December 2024). "The GAA's full inter-county fixture schedule for 2025". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "GAA.ie - GAA Match Video and Highlights, Fixtures and Results, Latest News". Gaa.ie.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/cork-v-dublin-live-updates-from-croke-park-as-rebels-fight-dubs-for-a-place-in-the-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-final/
- ^ "Tipperary manager Liam Cahill has 'no complaints at all' with red card during epic Croke Park battle with Kilkenny".
- ^ "Super sub Oisin O'Donoghue fires 14-man Tipperary past Kilkenny and into All-Ireland final". RTÉ Sport. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Fogarty, John (20 April 2025). "Clare's stunning second half comeback denies 14-man Cork in pulsating draw". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b "2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship – Cork 4–27 Tipperary 0–24 - Munster GAA". 14 February 2025.
- ^ Fogarty, John (19 May 2025). "Fuelled on fury, Limerick's green machine rolls over Rebels". Irish Examiner.
- ^ McCarthy, Ger (25 May 2025). "Cork hold off Déise to set up Limerick rematch" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final – Cork 1–30 Limerick 2–27 (Cork won 3-2 on penalties) - Munster GAA". 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Nicky English: Cork outclassed Dublin to show favourites tag is well deserved". The Irish Times.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (20 April 2025). "Spoils shared in Semple after a Tipp-Limerick cracker" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "All-Ireland champions Clare facing elimination as comeback against Tipperary comes up short". www.independent.ie. 10 May 2025.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (18 May 2025). "Tipperary weather Waterford storm and seal progress with emphatic win". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Hartnett, Alan (14 June 2025). "Tipp cruise past Laois and book date with Galway" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Barry, Stephen (21 June 2025). "Tipp overcome Galway to end wait for Croke Park return" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Kilkenny 0–30 Tipperary 4–20 FT: Superb Oisín O'Donoghue goal wins it for Tipp – As it happened". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Cork and Limerick trains sold out for All-Ireland final day". Hogan Stand. 10 June 2025.
- ^ English, Eoin (8 July 2025). "Motorway toll barriers will not be lifted for fans driving to All-Ireland hurling final". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Ryan, Seán (8 July 2025). "REVEALED: Match, ticket and broadcast details announced ahead of All-Ireland Hurling Final". Tipperary Live.
The game will be shown live on RTÉ 2 and streamed live online on RTÉ Player. Live radio coverage for the match will also be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1.
- ^ "Cork v Tipperary 2025: All-Ireland Hurling Championship". BBC. 20 July 2025.