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DUBLIN GAA chiefs have expressed disappointment that the county’s All-Ireland U21 hurling championship semi-final against Antrim has been fixed for Newry on Saturday and not Semple Stadium.

Dublin chairman Andy Kettle last night confirmed that the board wrote to Croke Park requesting that both — or neither — semi-finals be fixed for the Thurles venue, which will now host the other semi-final between Galway and Limerick as well as next month’s final.

He explained: “We wrote to the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) asking that either both semi-finals be played at Semple Stadium — or at a different venue.