GOOD AFTERNOON AND welcome to our live coverage of today’s All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final between Cork and Limerick at Croke Park.

We’ll have team news for you shortly, and throw-in at HQ is at 3:30pm.

The teams have arrived, and the fans are continuing to flood into the ground with well over 70,000 expected to be in attendance today.

It’s been a longer journey for some than it has for others…

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Cork

1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)

2. Sean O’Donoghue (Inniscarra)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)

5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)

8. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)

10. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
12. Luke Meade (Newcestown)

13. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
14. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s – captain)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)

Substitutes:

16. Ger Collins (Ballinhassig)
17. Conor O’Sullivan (Sarsfields)
18. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
19. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
20. Billy Hennessy (St Finbarr’s)
21. Dean Brosnan (Glen Rovers)
22. Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
23. Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields)
24. Michael Cahalane (Bandon)
25. Brian Lawton (Castlemartyr)
26. Rob O’Shea (Carrigaline)

Also…

Alan Cadogan looks to be warming up for Cork, wearing number 27.

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole13) July 29, 2018

Limerick

1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)

2. Sean Finn (Bruff)
3. Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
4. Richie English (Doon)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Declan Hannon (Adare – captain)
7. Dan Morrissey (Ahane)

8. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)
9. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)

10. Gearóid Hegarty (St Patick’s)
11. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)
12. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)

13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
14. Séamus Flanagan (Feohanagh)
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)

Substitutes:

16. Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock)
17. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)
18. Tom Condon (Knockaderry)
19. Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh)
20. Kevin Downes (Na Piarsaigh)
21. Seamus Hickey (Murroe/Boher)
22. Richie McCarthy (Blackrock)
23. Barry Nash (South Liberties)
24. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh)
25. David Reidy (Dromin/Athlacca)
26. Pat Ryan (Doon)

Here’s Alan Cadogan getting off the Cork bus earlier this afternoon…

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Anthem underway in Croker.

Paul O’Dwyer throws it in, a hurley goes flying, and we’re off.

Cork 0-2 Limerick 0-2 Swashbuckling burst by Darragh Fitzgibbon sees him fouled as he approaches goal. Pa Horgan converts the free. Darragh O’Donovan equalises up the other end.

Seamus Harnedy and Gearóid Hegarty have just exchanged scores. Super start. 0-2 to 0-2.

Cork 0-3 Limerick 0-2 - Fitzgibbon launches one over from 60 metres. Nice build-up by Mark Coleman and Sean O’Donoghue in the lead-up.

Limerick 0-5 Cork 0-3 - Limerick motoring now. Aaron Gillane gives them a two-point lead.

Limerick 0-5 Cork 0-4 - Horgan settles Cork with a free.

Limerick 0-6 Cork 0-4 - Huge chance for Aaron Gillane but he winds up booting the sliotar over the bar! Super catch after a beautiful diagonal ball in by Tom Morrissey, but Gillane – who lost his hurley in the tackle – should have converted, even with the boot.

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Limerick 0-6 Cork 0-5 - Excellent team score by Cork. Sean O’Donoghue mops up with a fine challenge at the back and sets Daniel Kearney down the right-hand side. Kearney pops it inside to his skipper, Harnedy, who converts with precision. One-score game once more.

Limerick 0-7 Cork 0-5 - Seamus Flanagan shows nice composure after a fine catch and stretches Limerick’s lead with a fine score over his left-hand shoulder.

Poor wide by Luke Meade from the right flank when Harnedy seemed a better option inside.

Seven wides so far for Cork, and some of them have been easy opportunities.

Limerick 0-7 Cork 0-6 - Shane Kingston grabs his first point as he balloons one over from left-of-centre, 50 yards out.

Cork 0-7 Limerick 0-7 - Superb workrate from Harnedy to win the ball back in Limerick’s half and Meade this time picks the right option, laying it off to Kearney who levels.

Cork 0-8 Limerick 0-7 - Mark Coleman lands a monster strike and the Rebels have the lead. Three on the spin for Cork.

Limerick 0-8 Cork 0-8 - Limerick restore parity through a Gillane free. The sides have been level five times already.

Cork 0-9 Limerick 0-8 - Harnedy is in a bit of bother, here. The Cork captain carried a knock into the game, and is down hurt after a collision. Pa Horgan has converted the resulting free to restore Cork’s lead.

It was Richie English who caught Harnedy as he cut inside. No malice on English’s part. Harnedy is back on his feet.

Cork 0-10 Limerick 0-8 - Christopher Joyce gives Cork a two-point lead.

Gillane bears down on goal again, once more without his hurley, but he kicks another one wide!

Limerick 0-10 Cork 0-10 - Super footwork by Graeme Mulcahy and he brings Limerick back to within a point. It’s The Treaty’s first point in nearly eight minutes.

Moments later, the same man capitalises on a mistake by Damien Cahalane, and the teams are level for a sixth time.

Cork 0-11 Limerick 0-11 - Nickie Quaid seemed to lose the flight of a long ball in by Kearney, and as the ball comes down off the post Patrick Horgan flicks it just over the bar.

Down the other end, Graeme Mulcahy continues his one-man crusade and levels again!

Cork 0-12 Limerick 0-11 - What a save by Quaid! He diverts Shane Kingston’s goalbound effort over the bar.

Gillane misses a free down the other end. Limerick’s fifth wide. John Kiely is calling for Hawkeye from the sideline, but nothing doing.

Cork 0-13 Limerick 0-11 - Mark Coleman with a now-trademark sideline cut from the left-hand touchline. What a score.

Cork 0-14 Limerick 0-12 - Tom Morrissey detonates from long range. Another great score. Kearney responds for Cork with a lovely flick over the bar.

Two minutes added on to the end of the first half.

GOOOOOALLL FOR CIAN LYNCH! Limerick 1-12 Cork 0-14 - What a finish! Limerick lead on the stroke of half-time!

Lynch’s goal has edged Limerick into the lead after an entertaining first half which ebbed and flowed. The second could be a cracker.

We’re back underway!

Cork 0-15 Limerick 1-12 – Fitzgibbon brings Cork level for an eighth time.

Limerick 1-13 Cork 0-15 - Gearóid Hegarty grabs his third from play.

Cork 0-16 Limerick 1-13 - Lehane fires over after a probing run into Limerick territory.

Cork 0-17 Limerick 1-14 - Gillane gets his own third from play and Kearney brings Cork back level from the resulting puckout.

Limerick 1-15 Cork 0-17 -Cian Lynch points for Limerick.

Cork 0-18 Limerick 1-15 - Fitzgibbon with another fine score for the Rebels. 11 times the sides have been level.

Cork 0-19 Limerick 1-15 -Lehane gives Cork the lead from close range.

What a save by Anthony Nash! Lynch is denied by the Kanturk ‘keeper!

Cork 0-20 Limerick 1-15 -Wow. Cork win a free up the other end following Nash’s save, and Horgan puts them two ahead.

Cork 0-20 Limerick 1-16 -Mulcahy flicks one over for Limerick.

Cork 0-21 Limerick 1-16 -Frantic passage of play results in another Horgan free which sails over. Harnedy was smothered and fouled near the Limerick goal.

Cork 0-22 Limerick 1-16 -Horgan with another free. Cork three ahead.

Cork 0-22 Limerick 1-17 -Awful wide by Lehane is punished as Gillane closes the gap.

Cork 0-23 Limerick 1-17 - Horgan slots another dead ball after Shane Kingston was hauled down wide of Limerick’s goal.

Cork 0-23 Limerick 1-18 - Gillane converts his second free and Limerick are back to within two.

Cork 1-23 Limerick 1-18 - GOOOOAAALLL! Conor Lehane produces a thunderbolt into the roof of Nickie Quaid’s net!

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Cork 1-24 Limerick 1-18 - Beautiful skill by Kearney to collect a sideline cut from Coleman. He lays it off to the on-fire Lehane who scores an outrageous point from the left sideline.

Cork 1-24 Limerick 1-19 -Shaner Dowling, only on the field a minute, converts a free from long range. Great effort.

Cork 1-24 Limerick 1-20 - Dowling again, and Limerick are right back in this.

Cork 1-25 Limerick 1-20 - Brilliant run by Harnedy and Luke Meade scores for Cork.

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-20 - Cork survive a massive goalmouth scramble and emerge with the ball. Fitzgibbon takes it in and lobs it over from close range.

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-21 - Gillane converts a free after Eoin Cadogan is penalised for taking too many steps as he charged out of defence.

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-22 - Great score by Kyle Hayes. Limerick aren’t panicking.

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-23 - Gillane again from the ground and Limerick are back within a goal!

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-24 - A Limerick goal chance goes a-begging as a pass is overhit but Gillane converts another free to bring the deficit back to two.

Cork 1-26 Limerick 1-25 - Dowling! Limerick are on fire!

There’ll be four minutes of added time, and we’re about 10 seconds into it.

Limerick 1-26 Cork 1-26 - GILLANE LEVELS IT!

NICKEY QUAID MAKES AN UNBELIEVABLE SAVE! Limerick go down the other end AND THEY’VE GOT A FREE IN!

Limerick 1-27 Cork 1-26 - Gillane! Ice! Limerick are a minute away!

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FREE IN FOR CORK NEAR THE 65!

Cork 1-27 Limerick 1-27 - Horgan…SCORES! CORK LEVEL IT AT THE DEATH!

Goodness gracious, we go to extra time once again!

Extra time is underway at Croker!

Cork 1-28 Limerick 1-27 - Horgan nudges Cork in front with a free.

Limerick 1-28 Cork 1-28 - Oh wow! Gillane has his third goal opportunity but fires over the bar on the turn!

Limerick 1-29 Cork 1-28 - Limerick regain the lead through Shane Dowling.

Limerick 1-30 Cork 1-28 - Dowling cuts back inside and has his jersey pulled. Gillane converts. Limerick by two.

Two minutes to be added on at the end of the first period of extra time.

Limerick 1-30 Cork 1-29 - Horgan scores a free from miles out after Kearney was pushed in the back.

We’re back underway. 10 minutes. One point in it. Who’s going to do it? We’re about to find out.

Shane Dowling is dragged down as he bears down on goal and his hurley ends up in the back of the net!

GOOOOAAAALLLL! Limerick 2-30 Cork 1-29 - DOWLING BLASTS IT HOME! WHAT A PENALTY!

GOOOOOOAALLLLLL LIMERICK! Limerick 3-30 Cork 1-29 – LIMERICK ARE HEADING TO THE ALL-IRELAND FINAL! PAT RYAN! WHAT A GOAL! HE CUTS IN FROM THE RIGHT WING AND LOBS ANTHONY NASH!

Limerick 3-30 Cork 1-30 – Jack O’Connor gets what looks to be a consolation for Cork.

Three minutes of added time. Limerick lead by six!

Limerick 3-31 Cork 1-30 - Barry Nash grabs the insurance point. The Treaty County are heading to the All-Ireland final!

Limerick 3-32 Cork 1-31 – Horgan knocks over a free for the Rebels and David Reidy responds with a huge score.

GOAL CORK! Limerick 3-32 Cork 2-31 - A howler by Quaid but it’s not going to matter!

LIMERICK ARE THERE!

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That’s it from us, folks. Thanks for joining us on another pulsating day of All-Ireland hurling action. Congratulations to Limerick who will face either Galway or Clare in the All-Ireland final!