As it happened: Cork v Clare, All-Ireland senior hurling final 

Liam MacCarthy is on the line as the Banner and Rebels meet in the championship decider at Croke Park.

Clare’s Tony Kelly scores his side’s third goal of the game. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

6.20pm Thanks for your company throughout a memorable All-Ireland Sunday. 

Clare will be the place to be this week as the couty celenbrates adding a fifth All-Ireland title; for Cork, the wait for Liam MacCarthy will now be at least 20 years.

After over 90 minutes of helter-skelter action, we'll have lots and lots of quality analysis and reaction throughout the evening and in Monday's edition.   

6.10pm How to sum that one up? John Fogarty has filed his on-the-whistle match report.  

6.08pm We were knocking on the door. Today we kicked it down. 

Tony Kelly takes the Liam MacCarthy Cup back to Clare.

5.56pm The Croke Park DJ drops the needle on The Stunning rather than the Frank and Walters and it's Clare's party. 

GAA president Jarlath Burns starts proceedings from the Hogan Stand with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of him.  

5.54pm Clare are worthy chamoions after an epic. Brian Lohan is congratulated by Pat Ryan. The players are in tears and look truly spent. 

But... but... but.. one of the great games came down to a wide ball at the very death from Robbie O'Flynn, whose jersey was being pulled. We'll hear more about that. 

Shane O'Donnell speaks to RTÉ and says this is the greatest day in his life.  

FULL-TIME: Clare are All-Ireland champions! 

92 mins Cork 1-34 Clare 3-29 Patrick Horgan puts over another free. One point in it. 

91 mins Cork 1-33 Clare 3-29 Patrick Horgan points and there's two in it. 

89 mins Cork 1-32 Clare 3-29 Shane Meehan points and the Clare supporters are on their feet. Cork need a goal.  

88 mins Cork 1-32 Clare 3-28 Unbelievable stuff from Tony Kelly; he picks the pocket of Mark Coleman, takes a couple of lovely touches and darts it over. Aidan McCarthy adds another big one and Clare create some sunlight between the sides. 

86 mins Cork 1-32 Clare 3-26 Robbie O'Flynn unleashes on goal, rather than taking his point, but Quillgan pulls off a great save!  

83 mins Cork 1-32 Clare 3-26 Aidan McCarthy is awarded a free as he falls going through and, after some off the ball stuff delays us, he makes no mistake.  Draw game. 

Tony Kelly and Ger Millerick are booked for their contribution. 

Luke Meade is on for Cork in place of Tim O'Mahony, who's been excellent. 

81 mins Cork 1-32 Clare 3-25 Robbie O'Flynn nudges Cork ahead with the first point of the half. 

HALF-TIME OF EXTRA TIME:  Cork 1-31 Clare 3-25 Patrick Horgan fails to convert a free and they're level at the break.

Not to jinx anything but a reminder; if we're level after the next 10 minutes, we reconvene on Saturday week. 

80 mins Cork 1-31 Clare 3-25 What a score from Tony Kelly to level it up. He draws it inside the far post. One minute of added time. 

77 mins Cork 1-31 Clare 3-24 Ger Millerick is on for Cork skipper Sean O'Donoghue. 

Ciaran Joye goes up the field to notch an inspirational point. Shane O'Donnell looks in some bother. 

77 mins Cork 1-30 Clare 3-24 Brilliant defending from Cork as they deny Clare a goal. Tony Kelly sees his shot saved by Patrick Collins and then Joyce gets in David Fitzgerald's way. 

76 mins Cork 1-30 Clare 3-23 Shane Kingston puts on the afterburners and taps over. Cork go ahead.

74 mins Cork 1-29 Clare 3-23 Aidan McCarthy has been sent back on by Brian Lohan and he converts a free, moments later Mark Coleman arrows over an outstanding score. Level game, half way through the first period almost.  

72 mins Cork 1-28 Clare 3-22 Ian Galvin opens the scoring before Shane Kingston replies. 

"If he gets running, he can win this game on his own," says Michael Duignan of the Douglas forward. 

Wide from Robbie O'Flynn. 

71mins Maurice writes: "Johnny Murphy is still checking his head here before the start of extra-time. The Limerick referee suffered a cut five minutes before the end. He then had several huge calls to make including a possible penalty and black card as well as two late Cork frees. Who'd be a hurling referee?"

John Fogarty sends this update:

Clare were outstanding in the second quarter and began the second half in a similar vein. Mark Rodgers broke from a puck-out and had the audacity to take on a scrambling Cork defence and fire to the net in the 40th minute.

Led by O’Mahony, Cork pulled themselves together to level matters in the 47th minute. Seamus Harnedy had a goal chance parried off a Clare back but a wide was awarded instead of a 65.

Clare were the better side throughout the second period of normal time but struck seven wides and a post, David Fitzgerald guilty for four of them. A goal of genius from Tony Kelly came in the 52nd minute to send Clare three clear but they never seemed to fully translate their dominance on the scoreboard.

Three Cork points in a row were followed by a string of three Clare scores up to the hour mark. There was still three between them when David McInerney, already on a yellow for an early second half incident which also saw Alan Connolly booked, brought down Robbie O’Flynn as a goal chance loomed. However, Johnny Murphy chose to award a free instead, which Horgan converted.

Mark Coleman cut the difference and Horgan followed it with a free only for a pirouetting Kelly to send over an incredible point as he was falling. Jack O’Connor sent the ball badly wide but there was enough time for Horgan to send the game into additional periods after Tommy O’Connell was illegitimately upended.

5.23pm We're nearly ready to go; Clare out first and Cork reemerge to Bowie's Let's Dance:  

Worth revisiting Enda McEvoy's Saturday piece before we throw in: 

5.19pm Examiner columnist Seanie McGrath, on RTÉ, praises some of the best goals we've seen on All-Ireland final day and is threatening to break his pledge, suggesting he may need a pint after all that. 

5.15pm Lord above. Whatever about the players, how do we go again after that.

The RTÉ panel are trying to make sense of that; Donal Óg Cusack says this should go straight to a replay in a fortnight. 

Instead, we'll have extra-time. 

The referee's decisions are being parsed. Here's that incident with the man in the middle and Ethan Twomey's helmet. 

 

76 mins Free for Cork! Cork 1-27 Clare 3-21

Shanaher pulls a jersey and Patrick Horgan has the last chance of the game. He sends it over and we have extra-time! Unbelievable. 

74 mins Cork 1-26 Clare 3-21

Tony Kelly points for Clare! They're ahead. 

Rob Downey limps off with cramp after Jack O'Connor hits a bad wide for Cork.  

73 mins Cork 1-26 Clare 3-20 It's level after 73 mins! 

Patrick Horgan sends over a tough free which was won by his clubmate Rob Downey. 

69 mins Cork 1-25 Clare 3-20 Patrick Horgan taps over a free. O'Flynn was pulled down - no black card is the decision. 

Mark Coleman lofts over a big one. One point in it. Five added minutes we're told. 

Conor Cleary leaves the pitch holding his shoulder, Darragh Lohan fills in. 

65 mins Cork 1-23 Clare 3-20 Referee Johnny Murphy is receiving attention to his head from the medics after he clashed with the helmet of Ethan Twomey. He's fine and we go on.

Shane Kingston is on for Shane Barrett.  

63 mins Cork 1-23 Clare 3-20 David Fitzgerald gallops forward after great defending again from Adam Hogan. We go to Hawkeye; Níl

Pat Ryan sends on Jack O'Connor for Alan Connolly and Diarmuid Ryan adds on another point for Cork. 

59 mins Cork 1-23 Clare 3-19 Cork might have had a free but the ref didn't agree that Patrick Horgan was fouled. Instead, Clare go on a run of three unansered points with first David Fitzgerald and then Mark Rodgers.  

John Fogarty writes: Five wides for David Fitzgerald, three in the second half. Clare are letting Cork off here. Tim O'Mahony having a stormer.

57 mins Cork 1-22 Clare 3-16 Eoin Downey gets the crowd on their feet with a super point which draws his side within one of Clare. This is tense. 

As I type, Harnedy levels it up with his fourth point. Draw game! 

55 mins Cork 1-20 Clare 3-16 Peter Duggan cuts over from the sideline before Patrick Horgan converts a free.

Clare's Ryan Taylor is on for Aidan McCarthy while Darragh Fitzgibbon is gone into centre forward for Cork.  

51 mins Cork 1-19 Clare 3-15 GOAL FOR CLARE! 

Tony Kelly takes three magical touches to dance through the Cork defence and score a really memorable goal. 

Patrick Horgan scores a point either side of it. Two in it.   

48 min Cork 1-17 Clare 2-15 Big moment there. Seamus Harnedy went for goal when he could have popped it into a free Alan Connolly. It's deflected wide but is waved as a wide. 

Ethan Twomey is on for Declan Dalton and Clare go ahead through David Reidy. 

46 mins Cork 1-17 Clare 2-14 After a bit of a lull in the game, Tim O'Mahony sends over a brilliant point -- his third -- to level it up. 

40 mins Cork 1-16 Clare 2-14 GOAL FOR CLARE! 

Tim O'Mahony sends over a huge point for Cork before Mark Rodgers gets up a head of steam, steps inside Mark Coleman and buries it.

Alan Connolly goes up the other end for an important point.  A point in it. 

39 mins Cork 1-14 Clare 1-14 Patrick Horgan darts a ball out to Seamus Harnedy and he lofts over for this third point. David Fitzgerald responds with a simple, quality point. 

36 mins Cork 1-13 Clare 1-12 Bright start from both teams. Brian Hayes puts Cork ahead with a brilliant effort before Clare respond through Peter Duggan. 

4.47pm: John Fogarty empties his notebook after that first half: 

Cork had shot into a three-point to no score lead inside the first four minutes. Tim O’Mahony featured prominently in the initial exchanges, scoring the first point inside the opening minute then involved in the build-up for Seamus Harnedy’s a matter of seconds later.

Clare came tearing with three of their own scores as they stood off Cork’s long-range puck-outs that were holding up against the wind and plundered. Diarmuid Ryan sent over a couple from long range.

Cork’s retaliation was strong, 1-4 without reply. Brian Hayes, Patrick Horgan (free), Harnedy and Shane Barrett produced points prior to Robert Downey’s virtuouso goal in the 12th minute.

Catching the ball above Peter Duggan inside his own half, Downey left Duggan trailing and the Clare cover opened for him as they anticipated he would lay it off. However, his strike was sweetly executed and too good for Eibhear Quilligan to stop.

It wasn’t until the 15th minute that Cork registered their first wide via Alan Connolly and their second came less than two minutes later when Patrick Horgan missed a relatively easy free for a deadball merchant of his quality.

The Cork crowd’s reaction was noticeably disappointed with the brace of wides and Clare capitalised with a goal in the 17th minute. Johnny Murphy allowed good advantage for a fouled Shane O’Donnell to lay off to Aidan McCarthy to belt the ball past Patrick Collins.

O’Donnell sent over a quick couple of points and Clare were only two behind. A David Fitzgerald point followed and Clare were coursing into a second quarter that they would win by three points.

All three of Cork’s inside full-back line had to intervene to deny goal-scoring opportunities. Niall O’Leary made a vital flick on Mark Rodgers in the 23rd minute and while Horgan fired over a couple of frees to put Cork three ahead once more Seán O’Donoghue then had to get in the way of an O’Donnell goalbound effort.

As O’Donnell tormented Cork’s rearguard again, Eoin Downey made an essential hook on Diarmuid Ryan but Clare’s momentum did not yield. The next four scores was all theirs, a slick move involving O’Donnell and Cathal Malone providing McCarthy with a point opportunity to level the game.

They went ahead in the 32nd minute through David Reidy but Darragh Fitzgibbon’s additional time score ensured the teams went into the tunnel as they emerged from it level, 1-12 apiece.

4.24pm "Both puckouts are a bit of a mess," Maurice writes. "Cork have won just two of 14 long puckouts. They lost their first 8 long puckouts in a row. Clare aren't doing much better. 2/10 retained and Robert Downey's goal came directly from a Eibhear Qulligan restart."

No changes at the break and the teams are out. Here we go. 

4.23pm This is the scene at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh fanzone.

Video: Dan Linehan

4.15pm Maurice Brosnan writes on one of Cork's dangermen: "A curious half for Alan Connolly. One wide and no score so far. However, Adam Hogan is clearly preoccupied with him. Robert Downey was allowed to run freely for his sensational goal as Hogan stuck near Connolly. The Cork full-forward was fouled for a converted free and Hogan was shown a yellow card. It means two of Clare's three in the full-back line carry bookings into the second half. Connolly moved closest to goal just before the break. Now he needs steady supply."

Half-time: Cork 1-12 Clare 1-12 Darragh Fitzgibbon catches and dispatches a lovely point in the last action of the half. 

Whew! After all that, we're all square.

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32 mins Cork 1-11 Clare 1-12 Clare go ahead! Cathal Malone pops off to Aidan McCarthy for a point and then David Reidy puts the Banner in front for the first time. 

"Four in a row for Clare, three beauties from play," writes John Fogarty. "Knitting passes with ease. Cork will have wind in the second half but their puck-outs aren't an arsenal at the moment."

30 mins Cork 1-11 Clare 1-10 The Banner are hanging in there. Aidan McCarthy converts a 65 after more good defending from Cork's Eoin Downey. Rodgers adds another and it's nip and tuck now after a half hour. 

28 mins Cork 1-11 Clare 1-8 Adam Hogan is booked after another jersey pull and Horgan taps over the free. 

John Fogarty writes: "That's Conor Cleary and Adam Hogan now in Johnny Murphy's book. Clare full-back is creaking but they are winning other battles."

27 mins Cork 1-10 Clare 1-8 And Horgan breaks the record with a typically flawless free after he was pulled back on his way goalwards. 

Aidan McCarthy replies after some Clare pressure, with O'Donnell trying for goal. 

25 mins Cork 1-9 Clare 1-7 Patrick Horgan points to stretch Cork's lead and equal TJ Reid's championship tally. 

22 mins Cork 1-8 Clare 1-7 Shane O'Donnell is more involved, which is great news for the Banner. He picks up a loose ball and arrows over the bar on the run.  David Fitzgerald adds another and it's a one-point game. 

19 mins Cork 1-8 Clare 1-5 Brilliant full back play from Eoin Downey after the ball comes back off the upright, while a Seamus Harnedy effort goes to HawkEye: Níl. 

17 mins GOAL FOR CLARE! Cork 1-8 Clare 1-5

Shane O'Donnell barrels forward, pops off a pass and Aidan McCarthy finds the net. 

Peter Duggan lofts over a point and they're back to within a score all of a sudden. 

16 mins Cork 1-8 Clare 0-4 From Maurice Brosnan's notebook: "Alan Connolly hits Cork's first wide after 16 minutes. They were on 1-8 from 9 shots before that. A stunning start."

13 mins Cork 1-8 Clare 0-4 The Rebels are in control after that bright start and an amazing solo goal from the Glen Rovers defender. 

Mark Coleman points, though Ciaran Joyce is now heading for the sideline for treatment. 

On that Downey strike, John Fogarty writes: "Clare defenders kept backing away, probably believing Downey was going to pass to a forward instead of shooting. A Martin Naughton-like solo and John Fitzgibbon-esque finish by the Cork centre-back."

12 mins GOAL FOR CORK!   Rob Downey scores one of the great All-Ireland final goals. 

9 mins Cork 0-7 Clare 0-3 Seamus Harnedy adds another after good work from Rob Downey and Hayes.

On the puck out, John wrotes: Clare are sitting back on the Cork puck-out and it's worked so far, but their wide count is already four and their conversion rate 50%.

As I type, Shane Barrett gets his second score of the game. Four points without reply now. 

7 mins Cork 0-4 Clare 0-3 Brian Hayes gets on the scoreboard. Tim O'Mahony brilliantly hooks David Fitzgerald, Tony Kelly sends one wide, as does David Fitzgerald. 

5 mins Cork 0-3 Clare 0-3 Clare have settled down.

After Cork took the early impetus, they've levelled it up with points from Mark Rodgers and Diarmuid Ryan. Tony Kelly involved in everything.  

4 mins Early match-ups from John Fogarty:

Niall O’Leary v David Reidy 

Eoin Downey v Aidan McCarthy 

Seán O’Donoghue v Mark Rodgers 

Ciarán Joyce v Shane O’Donnell 

Robert Downey v Peter Duggan 

Mark Coleman v David Fitzgerald 

Darragh Fitzgibbon and Tim O’Mahony v Cathal Malone and Tony Kelly 

Adam Hogan v Alan Connolly 

Conor Cleary v Brian Hayes 

Conor Leen v Patrick Horgan 

Diarmuid Ryan v Seamus Harnedy 

John Conlon v Shane Barrett 

David McInerney v Declan Dalton

2 mins Cork 0-2 Clare 0-0 Good start from the Rebels. Tim O'Mahony opens his account and Seamus Harnedy follows up moments later.  

Both teams march behind the band before the GAME. pIC: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

3.33pm Marty Morrissey is speaking French and Spanish, we've had the anthem and we're set to go! 

Cork won the toss and have chosen to face the wind.

3.30pm The teams are parading around the pitch behind the Artane Band and the place is hopping. 

3.26pm Roy Keane advised his Stick To Football colleagues they should experience an All-Ireland final; the Mayfield man drew a cheer when his image was flashed up on the big screen moments ago. 

3.21pm The teams are lining up to meet President Higgins and we're not far from throw-in now.

Paul Keane, meanwhile, observes: "Cork goalkeeper Patrick Collins goes with a mini-rebounder for part of his All-Ireland final warm-up with a member of the coaching team. An interesting addition to the plethora of match day drills and devices."

3.19pm It's coming home. 

England and Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was evidently successful in his ticket hunt. 

3.12pm Paul Keane, another of our team in the press box, writes: "An interesting take in the All-Ireland final match programme on the possible 2024 All-Star team - before a ball has been pucked in the decider of course;

Nickie Quaid (Limerick); Adam Hogan (Clare), Dan Morrissey (Limerick), Paddy Burke (Antrim); David Blanchfield (Kilkenny), Robert Downey (Cork), Kyle Hayes (Limerick); Cian Kenny (Kilkenny); Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork); Lee Chin (Wexford), Shane Barrett (Cork), Seamus Harnedy (Cork); Aaron Gillane (Limerick), Shane O'Donnell (Clare), Mark Rodgers (Clare)."

3.02pm No changes to either Clare or Cork teams, John Fogarty informs us from Croke Park.

Are as announced:

CLARE (SHC v Cork): Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle); Adam Hogan (Feakle), Conor Cleary (Kilmaley), Conor Leen (Corofin); Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe), John Conlon (Clonlara), David McInerney (Tulla); David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona), Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge); Tony Kelly (c, Ballyea), Mark Rodgers (Scariff), Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin); Aidan McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona), Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg, Ennis), David Reidy (Éire Óg, Ennis). Subs: Cian Broderick (Clarecastle), Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones), Paul Flanagan (Ballyea), Cian Galvin (Clarecastle), Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones), Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin), Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge), Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones), Ian Galvin (Clonlara), Shane Meehan (Banner), Robin Mounsey (Ruan).

CORK (SHC v Clare): Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig); Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons), Eoin Downey (Glen Rovers), Seán O’Donoghue (c, Inniscarra); Ciarán Joyce (Castlemartyr), Robert Downey (Glen Rovers), Mark Coleman (Blarney); Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum), Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville); Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s), Shane Barrett (Blarney), Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s); Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers), Alan Connolly (Blackrock), Brian Hayes (St Finbarrs). Subs: Brion Saunderson (Midleton), Damien Cahalane (St Finbarrs), Ger Millerick (Fr O’Neill’s), Tommy O’Connell (Midleton), Luke Meade (Newcestown), Ethan Twomey (St Finbarr’s), Conor Lehane (Midleton), Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields), Shane Kingston (Douglas), Pádraig Power (Blarney), Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own).

LAST RESORT: Cork supporter Damien Higgins from Ballincollig on the hunt for a ticket. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

3pm The teams are emerging into the arena to literal fanfare as we approach throw-in.

Larry Cummins sends this video of the supporters arriving too:

2.54pm John sends these pics of the 1999 presentation. Not long to go now.  

1999 team

2.39pm: John Fogarty updates us from Croker: "It is incredibly humid in Croke Park. Level 7 of the Hogan Stand is usually a few degrees cooler than pitchside. If that's the case, it's going to be a taxing game. Mark Landers now leading out Cork's 1999 All-Ireland SHC winning team. Manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy is last but certainly not least in the crew."

2.32pm Freed From Desire + Hill 16 =

John Allen - the last manager to lead Cork to All-Ireland hurling glory -- is chatting to Joanne Cantwell pitchside. 

He pinpoints 'off-field events' and unrest as contributing to the Rebels' long wait for Liam.

And the Barrs clubman explained the Cork players got woke up in the middle of the night before the 2005 final by phones ringing in the room in the Burlington. 

'I know nothing about that' says Dalo. Sure wouldn't you be taking your phone off the hook the night before the final in the hotel room?'

2.14pm Crouch, touch, pause, throw it in... Mack Hansen, along with Niall Woods, arrive at Croke Park for the game. 

Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

And formers Ospreys and Lions teammates Tommy Bowe and Alun Wyn Jones make their way to the stadium.  

Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

2.07pm The atmosphere is building inside the stadium, as Maurice Brosnan shows us with this video update from his vantage point in the press box: 

1.46pm Mark Landers will lead out the jubilee team of '99 later today. The All-Ireland winning skipper gave his prediction for the 2024 renewal in front of a packed Murty Browne's on Thursday night:

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1.30pm Wellness check time; how's the emotional state now, two hours out? 

RTÉ have dropped their pre-game, slow-mo montage, this year soundtracked by Olivia Rodrigo. And I definitely didn't need to Shazam that. 

1.02pm We were present, of course, at the respective county's press evenings. 

Stephen Barry had this chat with Banner talisman Shane O'Donnell:

And Therese O'Callaghan caught up with Rebels icon, Patrick Horgan:

12.55pm John Fogarty has reached Jones Rd; this is the scene not long ago. Any tickets? 

12.45pm "I think this will be a great final. As Pakie Tuohy, Fergie’s father used to say to me when he was a selector with Clarecastle, ‘Set fire to the magazine, Mr Anthony’. What Pakie really meant was just burn it up, cut loose, let yourself go, leave it all out there."

Read Anthony Daly's verdict on the game here. 

EARLY DOORS: Clare supporters wait for the turnstiles to open. Pic: John Sheridan/Sportsfile

12.31pm Mind the gap. Dan Linehan was on the Kent Station platform to see off some Cork fans heading for HQ this morning. Will spirits be as high on the return leg?

12.20pm The calm before the storm. Examiner Sport's Therese O'Callaghan is in her perch in the Hogan Stand already and sends this video:

12pm We asked eight experts for their final prediction -- amongst other insights -- and the verdict is split is 6-2.

11.30am One of our guests on Thursday night in Clare, Tony Considine, introduces the Banner players in this guide.

While Tom Kenny, a member of the last panel to bring the Liam MacCarthy through Kent Station, runs the rule over Pat Ryan's group.

Clare and Cork merchandise on sale outside the ground on Sunday morning. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

10.55am On the road to Dublin or heading out for that pre-game walk? 

Here's all the pre-game listening you need - relive a memorable preview night in Murty Browne's and a very special Dalo's Hurling Show.

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10.30. John Fogarty, who'll be part of our team at Croke Park today, reminds us that "today’s final goes to extra-time if the sides are level at the end of normal time and a replay if they can’t be separated at the end of extra-time. Replay date is August 3."

Today's clár an lae. 

10am: Throw it in, ref! 

After all the hype and anticipation for the past fortnight, it's almost time for the action.

Cork and Clare meet in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park this evening with fans from each county now on the road to HQ. 

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We'll have all the build-up throughout the day as well as live coverage of the big game this afternoon.

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