Hello and welcome along to Thurles for the fourth consecutive Munster senior hurling championship Sunday. It’s Clare against Cork with the winners set to advance to the decider against Limerick on July 13th.

Monaghan 1-10 Tyrone 0-11 52mins: Tyrone’s best spell for quite some time. McCurry finishes off after a nice pass from Stephen O’Neill.

Sub: Mark Donnelly is in for Ciaran McGinley.

The intermediate game has concluded with Cork running out 4-17 to 2-20 victors over Clare. We’re awaiting the arrival of both senior sides out on to the pitch for their warm-up.

Both teams just after bursting out on the pitch here at Semple Stadium. The countdown is firmly on until throw-in at 4pm.

Here’s the Clare team named to start today.

1. Donal Tuohy

2. Cian Dillon

3. David McInerney

4. Jack Browne

5. Brendan Bugler

6. Conor Ryan

7. Pat O’Connor

8. Colm Galvin

9. Pat Donnellan

10. John Conlon

11. Colin Ryan

12. Peter Duggan

13. Podge Collins

14. Conor McGrath

15. Tony Kelly

And here’s how Cork will line out this afternoon.

1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Shane O’Neill (Bishopstown)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Stephen McDonnell (Glen Rovers)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Lorcan McLoughlin (Kanturk)
8. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
9. Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)
10. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
11. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
12. Patrick Cronin (Bishopstown - Captain)
13. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)

The Clare substitutes today are:

Patrick Kelly, Seadna Morey, Paul Flanagan, Domhnall O’Donovan, Nicky O’Connell, Darach Honan, David Reidy, Cathal McInerney, Davy O’Halloran, Conor Cleary, Shane Golden.

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The Cork substitutes are:

Darren McCarthy, Conor O’Sullivan, Killian Burke, William Egan, Eoin Cadogan, Brian Lawton, Jamie Coughlan, Stephen Moylan, Cian McCarthy, Rob O’Shea, Paudie O’Sullivan.

Referee this afternoon is James McGrath of Westmeath.

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The pre-match parade is underway and excitement really starting to build here. Big crowd in for this one, likely to clear the 30,000 attendance barrier.

And the game is on.

Clare 0-1 Cork 0-0: 2 min – First blood to Clare, the ultra reliable Colin Ryan dispatching a free between the posts.

Clare 0-1 Cork 0-1: 3 mins – Patrick Horgan rifles over a free to bring Cork level.

Clare 0-2 Cork 0-1: 5 mins – John Conlon fires over the first point from play and it’s a great score under pressure.

Clare 0-3 Cork 0-1: 7 mins – That man Colin Ryan again for Clare as he strikes over another free.

Clare 0-3 Cork 0-3: 8 mins – Cork quickly cancel it out with Horgan pointing a free following a foul on Cadogan and then draw level with a superb score by Conor Lehane.

Clare 0-4 Cork 0-3: 9 mins – Conor McGrath is fouled by the Cork defence and Ryan slots over the free.

Clare 0-5 Cork 0-3: 11 mins – First sight of Podge Collins in full flight for Clare and he points in style.

Clare 0-5 Cork 0-4: 12 mins – Good play by Horgan to lay off to Daniel Kearney and the midfielder finds his range for Cork.

Clare 0-5 Cork 0-5: 14 mins – Level again, Horgan slams over a free for Cork after Seamus Harnedy was brought down.

Colin Ryan wide for the first time today with a free for Clare.

Cork 0-6 Clare 0-5: 18 mins – Cork hit the front thanks to Lehane but the score is all about brilliant work by Kearney to dispossess Colm Galvin.

Cork 0-6 Clare 0-6: 18 mins – Level once more thanks to Conlon for Clare.

Cork 0-7 Clare 0-6: 20 mins – Horgan knocks over another free and Cork edge ahead.

Cork 0-8 Clare 0-7: 21 mins – The teams are level for the fifth time thanks to Colm Galvin’s intervention for Clare but Cork restore their lead with Alan Cadogan’s first score of the day.

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Cork 0-8 Clare 0-8: 25 mins – Conor McGrath steps on the accelerator on the left wing for Clare and surges through before pointing.

Cork 0-9 Clare 0-8: 26 mins – Harnedy is fouled, Horgan points the free and Cork hit the front.

Cork 0-10 Clare 0-8: 27 mins – Horgan hits another free over and Cork go two points clear.

Cork 0-11 Clare 0-9: 28 mins – Tony Kelly gets on the scoresheet for Clare before Damien Cahalane blasts over a massive point from distance for Cork.

Cork 0-12 Clare 0-9: 30 mins – Clare not happy about that free being awarded for a perceived foul by Patrick O’Connor on Lehane. Matters little to Patrick Horgan as he splits the posts from resultant placed ball for Cork.

Cork 0-12 Clare 0-10: 31 mins – Back to a two-point game thanks to Colm Galvin scoring for Clare.

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Goal for Cork!

Cork 1-12 Clare 0-10: 33 mins – Big moment in this game as Jack Browne fouls Cadogan and Horgan steps up to smash the 20-yard free low to the net. Huge boost for Cork.

Five point lead now for Cork approaching the break. They also denied Kelly and Conlon from hitting the net at the other end in quick succession.

Yellow card for Clare’s Jack Browne as he fouls Cadogan over near the Kinnane Stand.

Cork 1-13 Clare 0-10: 36 mins – Horgan punishes Clare once more by pointing the free.

Goal for Clare!

Half-Time: Cork 1-13 Clare 1-10: The first-half ends with Clare getting a lifeline as John Conlon whips the ball to the net. Messy goal for Cork to concede as the ball bobbled around the goalmouth and they couldn’t clear their lines. Cork three to the good at the break, we’ll be back shortly with the second-half action.

Sub: Seadna Morey on for Clare at half-time for Jack Browne.

The second-half is under way.

Early wides for Clare from play by Colin Ryan and Peter Duggan.

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Cork 1-14 Clare 1-10: 38 mins – Bill Cooper is fouled and Horgan picks up where he left off in the first-half by angling over the free.

Cork 1-14 Clare 1-11: 39 mins – McGrath is fouled by McDonnell and Colin Ryan pops over the free for Clare.

Cork 1-14 Clare 1-12: 41 mins – Pat Donnellan steps forward for a rousing point for Clare.

Cork 1-15 Clare 1-12: 42 mins – Cadogan evades Morey and gets on to a long delivery before turning on to his favoured left-hand side and pointing for Cork.

Cork 1-15 Clare 1-13: 43 mins – Yellow card for Cahalane after he fouls Peter Duggan with Colin Ryan knocking over the resultant free.

Cork 1-16 Clare 1-13: 44 mins – Aidan Walsh lofts over a stunning point from the right sideline for Cork.

Cork 1-17 Clare 1-13: 45 mins – Bugler fouls Harnedy and Horgan does the business from that free for Cork.

Cork 1-18 Clare 1-13: 47 mins – Horgan fires over another free for Cork after Cian Dillon fouled the ball on the ground.

Sub: Nicky O’Connell on for Clare for Donnellan.

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Cork 1-20 Clare 1-13: 48 mins – Cork are flying now as Daniel Kearney points two in quick succession for them.

Little going right for Clare, Colin Ryan off target with a free.

Sub: Cathal McInerney on for Clare for Colm Galvin.

Cork 1-20 Clare 1-14: 52 mins – Nicky O’Connell points for Clare.

Cork 1-20 Clare 1-15: 53 mins – Another Clare substitute points, this time it’s Cathal McInerney on target.

Cork 1-20 Clare 1-16: 55 mins – Are Clare back on track? Conor McGrath raises another white flag.

Penalty for Cork!

Seamus Harnedy fouled by Brendan Bugler.

Goal for Cork!

Cork 2-20 Clare 1-16: 59 mins – No Anthony Nash run upfield, instead Patrick Horgan lines it up from around 23 yards out and smashes the penalty to the roof of the net. 2-11 now today for Horgan.

Subs: Cork bring in William Egan, Stephen Moylan and Paudie O’Sullivan as Daniel Kearney, Bill Cooper and Seamus Harnedy make way.

Cork 2-21 Clare 1-16: 60 mins – First touch for Paudie O’Sullivan and it’s a point. Cork now eight clear.

Cork 2-22 Clare 1-16: 61 mins – Substitutes make an impact again for Cork. Clever low ball in by Moylan and a fine point by Cadogan.

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Cork 2-22 Clare 1-18: 63 mins – Colin Ryan smacks over the ’65 and Nicky O’Connell lofts over another as Clare cut the deficit to seven.

Sub: Darach Honan in for Clare for John Conlon.

Cork 2-23 Clare 1-18: 64 mins – William Egan gets in on the scoring act for Cork.

Sub: Cork bring on Eoin Cadogan for the injured Mark Ellis.

Goal for Clare!

Cork 2-23 Clare 2-18: 69 mins – Mix up between Nash and McDonnell over a high ball at the back for Cork and Honan gets in to whip the ball to the net.

Desperation in the Cork defence as McGrath and Honan have goal chances but Cork are able to clear.

Full-Time: Cork 2-23 Clare 2-18