Karen Kennedy: 'They were toe-to-toe with us for the whole match, I expect no different on Saturday'

Galway and Tipperary won’t be the only teams in action at Nowlan Park on Saturday as reigning All-Ireland champions Cork and Dublin will be fighting it out from 1.15pm for the other spot in the O’Duffy Cup final.

READY FOR BATTLE: Tipperary's Karen Kennedy is expecting anther battle with Galway this weekend.

They may have brought one significant barren spell to an end earlier this year, but there is another major gap Karen Kennedy and her Tipperary camogie team-mates are looking to bridge this weekend.

Back on April 14 in Croke Park, Kennedy struck 1-3 as the Premier County claimed the National Camogie League Division 1A crown with a slender final victory (1-13 to 0-15) over Galway. By getting past the challenge of Cathal Murray’s westerners, Tipperary secured their first national title in the sport since their league and championship double of 2004.