Páirc Uí Chaoimh history beckons for Clare and Tipperary

Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host its first All-Ireland series game in 34 years when Clare and Tipperary’s SHC quarter-final opens the new stadium on Saturday, July 22, (3pm throw-in).

At yesterday morning’s draw, the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) decided to split the SHC quarter-finals into standalone affairs, so Wexford and Waterford face off the following afternoon at the same venue (4pm).

After Cork’s announcement last month that the refurbished stadium would not be ready in time to host the Munster finals, Central Council confirmed the quarter-finals would be held at the 45,000-capacity venue. They would usually be scheduled as double-headers, but due to anticipated demand they have been fixed for separate days.