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All-Ireland senior club final details confirmed for St Patrick's Day double-header

Four clubs are bound for Croke Park on 17 March.

pjimage Ballyea, Slaughtneil, Dr Crokes and Cuala are all bound for Croke Park. INPHO INPHO

A CROKE PARK DOUBLE-header on St Patrickโ€™s Day has been confirmed for this yearโ€™s AIB All-Ireland senior club finals, but with later throw-in times.

Cualaโ€™s victory over Slaughtneil at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday in the hurling semi-final, ruled out the prospect of the deciders being on different dates given the Derry champions had already qualified for the football final.

For the first time a Dublin club will feature in the hurling final with Cuala taking on Ballyea โ€“ also first-time finalists โ€“ at 3pm on Friday 17 March.

A general view of Croke Park ahead of today's games A double-header of action is confirmed for Croke Park Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

The football final will see Slaughtneil meet Dr Crokes with a 5pm throw-in time. It will be Slaughtneilโ€™s second final appearance after their 2015 defeat to Galwayโ€™s Corofin.

For Dr Crokes, it will be the clubโ€™s third time featuring at this stage after they won the 1992 final against Thomas Davis of Dublin before drawing with Crossmaglen Rangers in 2007 and then losing out in the replay.

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