All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2025 (Munster And Leinster Championships,Liam McCarthy Cup)

Cork has a population of 600,000 and were playing at home. A county that size should definitely be pulling in a large crowd.

I agree with you there and the all Ireland finals should also be held in August at the very least. I know it wasn't sustainable anymore with the increasing professionalism in regards to preparation and training of teams, but a part of me misses the excitement and tension of the old instant knockout format. I also think the round robin format in hurling is leading to an oversaturation of games in Munster and Leinster as well.

The game in Parnell park was very enjoyable. Good crowd and atmosphere and two fairly evenly matched teams. Dublin just pulled out a bit more in the final minutes. Oisin Kelly some weapon for Offaly, looks and, to a certain extent plays, like Kyle Hayes.

Both Ravenhills and Jason Sampson also very good. The Hayes brothers were the difference for Dublin, along with 5 points from the two midfielders. Offaly well able to compete at this level and will give Galway and Wexford plenty to think about.

No fears of lack games anymore for sure but i'm not sure that Waterford fans have enjoyed the round robin format so far.

fair enough but when a team urns a corner it can quickly change the mindset and taught process in the county , i know the likes of clare and limerick will probably never catch the likes of cork or kilkenny , it doesn't mean though they cant operate at a higher level now

my point is , this argument was knocking around before the 2013 all ireland final , cork supporters taught we were a bit cocky talking ourselves up with only 3 all irelands ever won against a county that had won 30 , what brought on that confidence is our success 14 years previously that spurred on 2013 which in turn spurred on last years win , i imagine it will be easier for limerick in future to win all irelands on the back of there recent success

no they havent they have just got better over time what kind of nonsense is this , clare have beaten cork in the last two all ireland finals limerick destroyed cork in 22 because they were better not because of siege shite , the problem is clare and limerick have overtaken cork and they now have to catch up , tradition means nothing

22 August 2021 Attendance 40K viewership 1.1 Million, battered in front of the entire country! Most embarrassing performance in an all ireland since 2008.

Limerick 3-32 (41) – (25) 1-22 Cork

(HT: 3-18 (27) - (14) 1-11)

Winning 5 All Irelands in 6 years isn't an attribute I'd associate with bottlers. By that logic the 4 in a row Kerry team were bottlers

Says the guy posting all over the place getting triggered by the 20 years famine!

It's fairly early for someone to be on the sauce even if it is Easter weekend.

What sort of nonsense is that? The game is not played in the record books. Cork went asleep and were lax with underage for years while limerick and clare got their act together off the field. Couldn't win a minor or u20 since early 2000s.

Guess what? Since they've put a plan in place and invested in development squads etc they've started winning. 3 u20s and a minor all Ireland since 2020. And now reaping the benefits at senior level. Also clare have beaten cork the last 4 championship meetings. So clare will be relishing today's match.

Of course cork could blitz them. But I think it will be a cracker with 3 or 4 points in it. Bring it on!!