LIVEAs it happened: Cork beat Tipp, Waterford defeat Clare in Munster SHC

The Irish Examiner will talk you through the best of the action as Waterford take on Clare and Cork face Tipperary.

Tim O'Mahony of Cork celebrates after scoring his side's first goal. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Full-time: Cork 4-27 Tipperary 0-24

Post-match: Declan Dalton's is RTÉ man of the match. Pat Ryan: "I thought we went away from how we wanted to play. I thought our energy was down in the second half. I thought we gave away too many short puckouts in the second half to a team down to 14 men." He says Rob Downey, who went off injured in the first half, has a "bad dead leg".

73 mins: Horgan knocks over another free and Johnny Murphy blows the full-time whistle. 

71 mins: Patrick Horgan makes amends for a free missed minutes ago, one which visibly frustrated him, by firing another over. Willie Connors then replies for Tipp. 

70 mins: Jason Forde, from a free, reduces Tipp's deficit to 14 points. We'll have three minutes of additional time. 

68 mins: Shortly after coming on, Willie Connors knocks over a point for Tipp and then another sub, Tommy O'Connell, gets one back for Cork. 

66 mins: Ciaran Joyce goes off for Cork and Tommy O'Connell is on. For Tipp, Sam O'Farrell is replaced by Willie Connors. 

Declan Dalton with a fourth goal for @OfficialCorkGAA against @TipperaryGAA #CORvTIP pic.twitter.com/OUg82S1xMm

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64 mins: Goal for Cork! Declan Dalton this time. Cork win a turnover high up the pitch and Robbie O'Flynn strikes his second since entering the game as a sub. 

63 mins: Jason Forde has been excellent for Tipp. His free moves them to 21 points. 

60 mins: Robbie O'Flynn, not long on the pitch, gets his first score of the game. That was the fourth consecutive score of the game from Cork but Jason Forde then breaks their run from play. 

58 mins: Another long-range free from Dec Dalton extends Cork's lead to 12. 

56 mins: Patrick Horgan gets on the ball and hits over Cork's seventh point of the second half. He then fires over a free. Cork's lead is 11 once again. Another Cork change: Robbie O'Flynn is on for Tim O'Mahony.

55 mins: More careless play from Cork, this time by Tim O'Mahony whose sloppy pass results in a point for Eoghan Connolly. Pat Ryan will not be happy with some of this sloppy Cork play in the second half. 

53 mins: Patrick Collins waves it wide but that is another point for Tipp and Andrew Ormond.

51 mins: Harnedy halts some Tipp momentum, picking up a breaking ball and striking it over. Declan Dalton, in loads of space in the middle of the pitch then hits over a point from play. Cork's lead is back to 11 points. 

50 mins: Johnny Murphy shows Mark Coleman a yellow card for careless use of the hurley. Forde knocks the free over and Tipp are down by nine. 

48 mins: Persistent play by Jake Morris, battling through shoulders and hooks to eventually get a point for Tipp. 

46 mins: A change for Tipperary. Seamus Kennedy is on for Alan Tynan. And one for Cork now, Luke Meade on for Ethan Twomey. 

45 mins: Brian Hayes knocks the sliotar down to Harnedy and he hits his fourth point of the game. 

43 mins: Cork trying to be a little too precise perhaps as they tried to find players closer to goal rather than taking shots for a point. Mark Coleman is penalies for overcarrying and then Jason Forde knocks over the free. 

41 mins: Nice stickwork from Tipp to work the ball through the lines but then Darragh Stakelum hits over Tipp's tenth free of the afternoon. Noel McGrath and Andrew Ormond are on for Conor Bowe and Stakelum. 

40 mins: Yellow card for Tipp's Alan Tynan for a high hit on Ciaran Joyce. From inside his own 65, Declan Dalton strikes the free over the bar. 

38 min: Nice score from Darragh Fitzgibbon as he moved towards the sideline. Forde hits over a point for Tipp in reply. 

37 mins: Mark Coleman fouls Sam O'Farrell as the Tipp man was trying to life the sliotar. Jason Forde knocks over the free. 

35 mins: Patrick Horgan fires over the first score of the second half. 

Half-time: Yes, it isn't Munster, or hurling, but in the Leinster SFC semi-final, Meath are beating Dublin by 12 points at half-time. Louth beat Kildare in the earlier semi-final.

"There is striking action," says Henry Shefflin on RTÉ about Darragh McCarthy's red card in the opening seconds of the game between Cork and Tipp. 

'That's the problem with adrenaline' - the panel assess the incident which saw Darragh McCarthy sent off before throw-in

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Brian Lohan has questioned Chris Mooney's decision to award Waterford a "massive" penalty in the earlier Munster SHC game. Read more here. 

37 mins: Yellow card for Cork's Eoin Downey. It appears to be for persistent fouling. Forde scores the free and then adds another a minute later. That's half-time. Cork lead by 10. 

35 mins: Seamus Harnedy has been excellent in the opening half, he knocks over a score. Forde responds for Tipp and then Dec Dalton for Cork. 

32 mins: Wonderful score from Brian Hayes puts Cork 11 in front again. Ger Millerick is then pinged for a free. Jason Forde scores the free but Seamus Harnedy swiftly restores Cork's lead to 11 from play. 

30 mins: Patrick Horgan knocks a free over for Cork and then Jason Forde does so for Tipp. That Horgan free ended a period of sloppy play for the Rebels. 

27 mins: Jake Morris strikes over for Tipp. Declan Dalton hits a wide for Cork and then so does Alan Connolly. 

26 mins: Another free converted by Patrick Horgan. It's an 11-point lead for Cork. 

24 mins: Tricky free for Hoggie but he fires it over from the sideline. Craig Morgan quickly gets a point back for Tipp. 

23 mins: Eoin Downey penalised for holding off the ball. Forde strikes the free over. Tipp are 10 down now. 

21 mins: Goal chance for Tipp. Sam O'Farrell's batted shot is saved by Patrick Collins. O'Farrell could probably have taken another few paces forward with the sliotar before striking. 

20 mins: Lovely score from Jake Morris. Tipp trail by 11. 

18 mins: Tipp are so far behind, Jason Forde goes for goal from a free but it's stopped. Rob Downey goes down after taking a heavy hit while running out with the sliotar. He limps off the field. It looks like Ger Millerick will be coming on in place of the Cork captain. 

16 mins: Goal chance for Tipp but Craig Morgan's strike is poor and Collins saves easily. Cork quickly move it down the other end and Alan Connolly flicks it to the net. 

15 mins: Point for Hoggie. Cork lead by nine. 

14 mins: Mark Coleman penalised for a throw ball. Forde comes out to take the free and fires it over for Tipp but Harnedy quickly replies for Cork and their lead is back to eight points. 

13 mins: Brian Hayes strikes over from a tight angle. Cork lead by eight. 

12 mins: Goal for Cork! Patrick Horgan sells an easy dummy, turns inside and strike past Barry Hogan. 

11 mins: Nice hurling from Cork. Patrick Collins finds Darragh Fitzgibbon down the sideline and he strikes it over for his first of the game. 

9 mins: With Darragh McCarthy red carded, Jason Forde is on free duty for Tipp. He strikes over his first of the game. That's followed by a long-range free attempt from Eoghan Connolly but it goes wide. 

8 mins: Declan Dalton strikes over a simple score while in plenty of space, again near the sideline. 

7 mins: Tipp are on the board through Darragh Stakelum.

6 mins: Goal for Cork! Tim O'Mahony finds the net after a superb ball from Brian Hayes finds him in acres of space running through the middle. 

Tim O'Mahony rifles home the opening goal after a lovely lofted pass from Brian Hayes

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4 mins: Cork take the lead. Dec Dalton fires one over from wide near the sideline. Seamus Harnedy then picks up a yellow card. 

2 mins: Cork have the first shot on goal but it's gone wide from Mark Coleman. That's quickly followed by another wide by Alan Connolly and then one by Jason Forde for Tipp.

1 min: Cork's Seán O'Donoghue is on the deck getting treatment for something which happened before the throw in. Tipperary's Darragh McCarthy has been sent off!

0 min: Johnny Murphy throws the sliotar in and we are underway at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. 

Pre-match: One change to their starting line-up for Tipperary. Conor Bowe comes in for Joe Caesar. Oisín O'Donoghue will be on the bench. 

Waterford 2-23 Clare 0-21

Post-match: Stephen Bennett is named RTÉ's man of the match. "Any time we have a full team, we're a match for anyone," says Bennett. "We need to get another win on the board and think of a Munster final."

In the Leinster SHC, Kilkenny have come from a point down at half-time against Antrim to win 2-30 to 2-12. 

A big win for the Déise@WaterfordGAA 2-23@GaaClare 0-21

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74 mins: Last ditch free for Clare, but David Reidy just taps over. All over. Eight-point win for Waterford. Magnificent second-half effort against the wind. Join us again at 4pm for Cork v Tipp. 

71 mins: David Reidy points from a free. Waterford counter that by introducing Austin Gleeson. Big roar.

Man of the match Stephen Bennett admits victories like today over Clare make the sacrifices worthwhile

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70 mins: Clare finally go for goal but Peter Duggan defied by Nolan. Shane Meehan points. The kind of point you'd only go for if you're not thinking of score difference. 3 mins left of added time.

69 mins: Stephen Bennett points from middle of the field. Some celebration of his 100th appearance today. Clare score difference starting to take a battering too. Michael Kiely adds another. He has made a big impact as sub.

68 mins: Officials investigating some shemozzling. No action.

65 mins: Dessie Hutchinson pounces on long ball and fires over. Brian Lohan looks agitated. 

63 mins: Patrick Fitzgerald waltzes onto a long delivery and scores easily. Clare look strangely subdued. Rodgers puts wide. Rory Hayes on for injured Conor Leen.

61 mins: Stephen Bennett with a free after Jamie Barron fouled. Getting to the stage where Clare may need to chase a goal. Shane Bennett fires wide.

59 mins: Stephen Bennett with another Waterford point, capitalising on a Clare slip. Ryan Taylor replies.

57 mins: David Reidy replies with a Clare point. Again a goal might have been worked but Clare remaining patient.

56 mins: Waterford goal by Stephen Bennett. Latches onto a dropped short point attempt and converts calmly. Massive moment. He then adds a point. Another momentum shift.

53 mins: Jamie Barron gets a fourth point for Waterford. Stops rot. But Peter Duggan lashes a massive point for Clare, with new helmet. Well, with his hurley, but he has a new helmet.

52 mins: Patrick Fitzgerald on for Patrick Curran for Waterford. David Reidy hits another for Clare. Ominous now for Déise.

51 mins: Peter Duggan fires over, set up by Ian Galvin. Goal was on again. But Clare back within four.

48 mins: David Reidy narrows the gap. All his own work. Peter Duggan getting more running repairs to his helmet.

47 mins: Ian Galvin and Aron Shanagher on for Clare. Galvin immediately denied a goal.

45 mins: Patrick Curran adds another for Waterford from wide on left. Home fans finding voice. Ryan Taylor replies with a point. Goal may have been on.

43 mins: Stephen Bennett slips taking it but still goes in. Keeper Quilligan slipped too. Is this the spark for Déise.

42 mins: Penalty for Waterford after Kiely pulled back when through on goal. Hogan the culprit.

39 mins: Dessie Hutchinson gets Waterford off the mark for second half, Shane Meehan swiftly replies.

37mins Both sides start the second period with a wide apiece. Clare now hit another wide.

36mins Second half is underway.

2.42pm John Fogarty reports: A thriller in Walsh Park. Both sets of supporters and sidelines contesting every ball and it’s clear they see the relative rookie referee Chris Mooney as somebody who can be swayed.

Waterford started impressively but had a large lull towards end of half and haven’t done enough with the wind behind them. Playing the short game in the second half may suit them better but Clare won't be unhappy with the deficit.

Scorers for Waterford: S. Bennett (0-4, 3 frees); D. Lyons, J. Barron (0-3 each); M. Fitzgerald, P. Curran, B. Nolan (0-1 each).

Scorers for Clare: C. Malone, P. Duggan (sideline), R. Taylor (0-2 each); M. Rodgers, D. Reidy, S. Meehan (0-1 each).

WATERFORD: B. Nolan; I. Kenny, C. Prunty, I. Daly; M. Fitzgerald, T. de Búrca, P. Leavey; D. Lyons, K. Bennett; J. Prendergast, D. Hutchinson (c), J. Barron; K. Mahony, S. Bennett, P. Curran.

CLARE: E. Quilligan; D. Lohan, A. Hogan, C. Leen; C. Galvin, J. Conlon, D. McInerney (c); R. Taylor, C. Malone; D. Fitzgerald, D. Reidy, P. Duggan; S. Meehan, A. McCarthy, M. Rodgers.

HALF TIME: Waterford 0-13 Clare 0-10

36mins End to end stuff here and Clare are back to within three.

34mins Jamie Barron's dropping shot is helped over by the Clare keeper and the gap is back to four.

33mins Great work by Duggan sets up Ryan Talylor and now they trail by just three.

33mins After a couple of wides each, Peter Duggan finds some accuracy.

29mins Dessie Hutchinson shown a yellow card.

27mins What a score by Waterford goalkeeper Billy Nolan. Surges out the field and blasts over from way out. Clare muster a quick response though.

Darragh Lyons extends Waterford's lead with Clare struggling against their attack so far

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25mins John Fogarty reports from Walsh Park: Clare may be facing the wind but they are almost as sleepy as they were in last week's first half.

Their midfield is a distant second to the Waterford pair. Darragh Lyons has three points to his name. Mark Fitzgerald is doing a fine job on Peter Duggan.

Stephen Bennett of Waterford and Darragh Lohan of Clare tussle of the ball during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2 match between Waterford and Clare at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

22mins Shane Meehan scores for Clare.

21mins Wait ten minutes for one score another quickly follows for Clare through David Reidy but Barron hits back for Waterford.

20mins Sensational side-line cut by Peter Duggan goes over the bar. Clare score for the first time in 10 minutes.

19mins Darragh Lyons now adds his three point of the afternoon, great start this by the Déise.

19mins Stephen Bennett scores another free, his fourth point of the day. 

17mins Three wides for Clare so far, seem to be struggling hitting into the wind.

15mins Jamie Barron increase Waterford's lead to five points.

Dessie Hutchinson of Waterford in action against John Conlon of Clare during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2 match between Waterford and Clare at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

11mins Darragh Lyons claims another excellent point for Waterford.

9mins Patrick Kearns and Mark Rodgers swap points. Good start to this game.

9mins Cathal Malone sends over his second point of the day.

8mins Fitzgerald breaks clear and splits the post from long-range.

7mins Waterford making the most of their wind advantage as they move two in front thanks to Darragh Lyons.

6mins Bennett fires over a free from close-range.

3mins Stephen Bennett sends a long free wide, playing with the wind.

2min Clare take the lead through Cathal Malone but Waterford hit back through Stephen Bennett on his 100th appearance for the Déise.

1min Clare hit the first wide, seems like they are playing into the wind.

GAME ON!

1.59pm After a minute's silence, here comes the National Anthem.

1.56pm Almost time for throw-in. After two draws last weekend, surely we'll get a couple of winners this weekend. Right?

1.53pm John Fogarty writes:

According to commentator Mac Dara Mac Donnacha, this is Clare's first championship game since 2011 without either Tony Kelly or Shane O'Donnell starting.

Also worth pointing out that this is Waterford's first game against a Munster county in 11 months.

1.47pm John Fogarty writes: Shane Meehan replaces Tony Kelly in the Clare team. There had been suggestions Waterford were going with two late alterations including the introduction of Shane Bennett and Patrick Fitzgerald but they are set to go with the announced 15.

1.33pm And here's some more pre-match reading for you all to enjoy.

Dessie Hutchinson: 'Waterford teams in the past have put up big scores and that’s what we want to do'.

Derek McGrath: Déise leaders can ensure Waterford remains free and untaken.

Noel McGrath and Stephen Bennett - hurling's elegant survivors.

1.23pm Tony Kelly is considered a major doubt for Clare’s Munster SHC Round 2 clash with Waterford this afternoon due to illness.

Red the rest of John Fogarty's update from Walsh Park.

1.22pm Welcome to the Irish Examiner's Liveblog where we will talk you through the best of the action from what promises to be another exciting day in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

My name is Andrew Horgan and I have the pleasure of talking you all through the first match of the day between Waterford and Clare at Walsh Park (throw-in is at 2pm).

The later this afternoon, my colleagues will keep you up to date from Cork's clash with Tipperary, with throw-in at Páirc Uí Chaoimh coming at 4pm.