Welcome along to Croke Park on a beautiful sunny August afternoon. First up we’ve the meeting of Limerick and Galway at 1.30pm in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor hurling championship semi-final.

Here’s the Limerick team that starts:

LIMERICK
1. Eoghan McNamara (Doon)

2. Sean Finn (Bruff)
3. Paddy O’Loughlin (Kilmallock)
4. Jamie Porter (Monaleen)

5. Colin Ryan (Pallasgreen)
6. Andrew La Touche Cosgrave (Monaleen)
7. Conor Byrnes (Murroe-Boher)

8. Robbie Hanley (Kilmallock)
9. Ronan Lynch (Na Piarsaigh)

10. Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)
11. Barry Nash (South Liberties)
12. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)

13. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
14. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)
15. Conor Fitzgerald (Claughaun)

And here’s the Galway starting team.

GALWAY
1. Gearoid Loughnane (Loughrea)

2. Declan Cronin (Cappataggle)
3. Oisin Coyle (Loughrea)
4. Stephen Roche (Kilnadeema-Leitrim)

5. Richard Doyle (Turloughmore)
6. Jamie Holland (Turloughmore)
7. Ronan Bellew (Padraig Pearses)

8. Daniel Nevin (Cappataggle)
9. Kevin McHugo (Tommie Larkins)

10. Conor Whelan (Kinvara)
11. David Mangan (Kilconieron)
12. Sean Linnane (Turloughmore)

13. Jack Grealish (Gort)
14. Brian Burke (Killimordaly)
15. Conor Shaughnessy (Turloughmore)

Cork’s Colm Lyons is the referee for this game.

We’re set to go here.

Limerick 0-1 Galway 0-0
1 mins – Fine start by Limerick as Tom Morrissey races through for a point.

Limerick 0-1 Galway 0-1
2 mins – All square now thanks to Galway’s Conor Shaughnessy.

Limerick 0-3 Galway 0-1
3 mins – Morrissey restores Limerick’s advantage, he looks very sharp early on, and then Peter Casey notches a point.

Limerick 0-4 Galway 0-1
5 mins – Barry Nash pops up with another Limerick point.

Limerick 0-5 Galway 0-1
6 mins – No doubt that Limerick have started brightly as Ronan Lynch fires over a long-range free.

Limerick 0-6 Galway 0-2
8 mins – Points swapped by Limerick’s Ronan Lynch and Galway’s Jack Grealish.

Goal for Galway!

Limerick 0-6 Galway 1-2
10 mins – It’s a messy goal for Limerick to concede but Galway won’t care as Conor Whelan gets free and boots the ball to the net.

Limerick 0-8 Galway 1-2
11 mins – Limerick respond to that concession of that goal smartly with Conor Fitzgerald and Casey clipping over points.

Limerick 0-9 Galway 1-2
13 mins – Ronan Lynch arrows over a free from the Cusack Stand side and Limerick go four points clear.

Limerick 0-12 Galway 1-2
17 mins – Ronan Lynch fires over a free for Limerick and then dispossesses goalkeeper Gearoid Loughnane before pointing after Tom Morrissey’s initial shot was blocked. Barry Nash has just added another point and Limerick are flying high.

Limerick 0-12 Galway 1-3
19 mins – Brian Burke converts a free for Galway.

Limerick 0-14 Galway 1-3
20 mins – Robbie Hanley is the latest Limerick player to raise a white flag and then Lynch hits over another free.

Limerick 0-15 Galway 1-3
22 mins – Tom Morrissey grabs Limerick’s third point of the day.

Goal for Limerick from Barry Nash!

Limerick 1-16 Galway 1-3
25 mins – Is it game over already? Limerick are completely on top and have established a strong grip on this match. Nash surges through and finishes with aplomb before Seamus Flanagan rifles over another point.

Limerick 1-16 Galway 2-3
26 mins – Hope for Galway yet! Conor Whelan shows a good turn of pace and smashes home a goal for the Tribesmen.

Limerick 1-16 Galway 2-4
28 mins – Brian Burke splits the posts from distance for Galway.

Sub: 20. Sean Loftus (Turloughmore) on for Richard Doyle on the Galway team.

Limerick 1-17 Galway 2-4
30 mins – Ronan Lynch races through for his seventh point of the day for Limerick.

Half-Time: Limerick 1-17 Galway 2-5

Sub: 16. Stephen Barrett for Ronan Bellew on the Galway team at half-time.

Limerick 1-18 Galway 2-6
32 mins – Points swapped again by Galway’s Daniel Nevin and Limerick’s Seamus Flanagan.

Limerick 1-19 Galway 2-6
34 mins – Lynch knocks over yet another free for Limerick.

Limerick 1-20 Galway 2-7
37 mins – Nevin intercepts a Limerick sideline to point for Galway before Robbie Hanley’s goal bound shot is deflected out for a ’65 and Lynch converts the resultant placed ball.

Sub: Galway change as 20. Jarlath Mannion (Cappataggle) comes on for Kevin McHugo.

Limerick 1-22 Galway 2-8
41 mins – Every time Galway try to make some headway, Limerick retort. Brian Burke was on the mark for Galway but Limerick have hit back through points from Cian Lynch and Ronan Lynch. This game looks a done deal as Limerick lead by 11 points.

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Sub: Another Galway change as 23. Cian Burke comes on for Stephen Roche.

Great defensive play by Limerick’s Lorcan Lyons as he stops a certain goal for Galway by getting back to block the ball on the line before then clearing his lines.

Subs: Two Limerick changes as Barry Murphy comes in for Fitzgerald and Thomas Grimes replaces Byrnes.

Limerick 1-23 Galway 2-8
48 mins – Ronan Lynch shows great marksmanship to slot over yet another free for Limerick.

Limerick 1-25 Galway 2-9
51 mins – It’s been a phenomenal display of score taking by Limerick. Lynch has just notched a brace of frees in response to Brian Burke smashing over a point from a 20-yard free.

Sub: 4. Jamie Porter is on for Limerick for 17. Lorcan Lyons.

Limerick 1-26 Galway 2-9
56 mins – Barry Murphy gets in on the scoring act for Limerick as he knocks over a point.

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Sub: Limerick bring in 19. Edward Doyle for 13. Peter Casey.

Sub: Limerick bring in 18. Darragh Fanning for 5. Colin Ryan.

Limerick 1-27 Galway 2-9
60 mins – Barry Nash on the mark as Limerick reach 30 points for the day.

Full-Time: Limerick 1-27 Galway 2-9

All over and Limerick cruise to a comfortable win. They’ll now play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland minor final. Thanks for joining us.