Thurles to play host to hurling final again
As the counties don’t have a home-and-away arrangement, a neutral venue will be chosen and Thurles is expected to be confirmed as being agreeable to both boards. The Gaelic Grounds would also have been an option but Semple is to host the counties having attracted 45,558 last year when Cork ran out 0-25 to 0-20 winners.
Meanwhile, Clare will review the TV footage of the incident that led to David Reidy’s sending off but it is all but certain they will appeal his red card, which would rule him out of the meeting with Cork. Reidy was dismissed in the 34th minute, two minutes after Limerick sub Tom Condon received his marching orders from referee James Owens. Reidy was deemed to have struck Diarmaid Byrnes but replays from the camera behind the goal indicate the decision, based on evidence from Owens’ umpires, was harsh.
