NOWLAN PARK HAS been chosen as the venue for this year’s Allianz Hurling League semi-finals.
The Kilkenny venue will host a double-header next Sunday, 24 March, with Dublin taking on defending All-Ireland champions Limerick at 1.30pm before Galway face Waterford later in the day at 3.30pm.
Mattie Kenny’s side ensured their progression to the final four yesterday afternoon in the 55-year-old’s first season in charge, holding off Tipperary 1-21 to 0-23 at Semple Stadium.
They face Limerick, the only Division 1A side remaining in the competition, as John Kiely seeks to lead the Treaty County to their first league final appearance since 2006 in what will be the county’s fourth successive semi-final.
Joe Canning notched an impressive 0-15 on Saturday to help book Galway’s passage into the final four against Wexford yesterday at Pearse Stadium. His side take on Waterford after the Déise eased past Clare by 14 points.
Allianz Hurling League semi-finals:
- Dublin vs Limerick (1.30pm)
- Galway vs Waterford (3.30pm)
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GAA hurling promotion in staging double header @ weaker counties arena..
@Bob Doran: love it
@Bob Doran: Muppet.
Proper reward for kilkenny venue that has always updated its facilities and has possibly the best playing surface for hurling in the country
Another home game for Waterford
@Brian O’Donnell: happy days. Didn’t have any at all last year.
Only a 30 min drive for most people from waterford to kk
@shellakybooky: well thats just great if your from Waterford.
Absolute joke. Supposed to be a neutral venue? Waterford to Kilkenny – 52km
Galway to Kilkenny – 174 km
@Tom Turnip: it’s still neutral, though. Seems what you want is halfway.
@Jumperoo: You’d expect a neutral venue to be half way or reasonably close to it.
@Tom Turnip: Waterford to Kilkenny 57km. Galway to Kilkenny 100km
@Jack Ryan: Anyone beyond Portumna is over 100km away. Over twice the distance for most Galway fans compared to Waterford. Hardly fair.
@Tom Turnip: what do you not get about a neutral venue. So just because Galway is further away from kk than Waterford, wexford and limerick we should all move is it? It’s a neutral venue.
@shellakybooky: Right sure why not play it in McHale Park in Castlebar? Thats a neutral venue. Or Sligo, Roscommon or Ballybofey? All neutral venues. The neutral venue should be fair and close to even distance for supporters. Its not rocket science.
@Tom Turnip: even so being over 100 km if you a die hard fan you still go if you really wanted to go.
@Andrew Carry: Not the point. Just asking for fairness.
Are Galway playing Kilkenny in nowlan park in the championship? Good thinking by the tribesmen I think
Great move. Hoping for galway and limerick people to kilkenny ! Dublin v limerick in portlaois ? Wford galway for thurles ? Thats not gaa logic sure
@Chris Tobin: Tipperary have a home game in the football league in Thurles next Sunday so that ruled it out as a venue.
@Shane Brophy: Galway Waterford in Limerick then?