The All-Ireland hurling final will feature Cork against Tipperary, with Cork seeking to end their longest title drought since 2005. Cork has claimed 30 All-Ireland championships. Tipperary, with 28 titles, famously reached this final after defeating Kilkenny. Recent changes have moved the finals from September to mid-summer, which has faced criticism from players and fans concerned about increased injuries and fatigue from a condensed schedule. Galway's Liam Gordon will referee the match, with high anticipation for this historical clash.
Cork has won 30 All-Irelands since its first championship in 1890, but the Rebel County hasn't taken a Liam MacCarthy Cup since 2005, the longest non-title skein in its history.
Tipperary, which has won 28 championships all-time, got to this year's final by knocking out the kings of intercounty hurling, Kilkenny, two weeks ago.
The reception to the condensed All-Ireland competitions that resulted from the shift has never been favorable, with players and their advocates citing injuries and overall fatigue from too many games in too short a time period.
The Gaelic Athletic Association began fiddling around with the date of the national tournaments of hurling and football, pastimes followed with religious fervor on the island and ignored the rest of the world over, over the last decade.
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