How many finals Cork have lost since they last won it; the attendance for the 1995 Munster semi-final
All-Ireland finals between two sides drawn from the same province since the back door was opened in the Senior Hurling Championship in 1997 - five all-Munster and three all-Leinster .
The Limerick man is a member of the Ballylanders club and has also taken charge of the All-Ireland minor and under-20 finals in 2018 and 2021 respectively, the Leinster final in 2021 and the All-Ireland club final in 2023.Linesmen on the day will be Michael Kennedy from Tipperary and Liam Gordon from Galway, who is also the standby referee.Murphy’s umpires will be Micheal Meade, James Hickey and Jimmy Barry Murphy and Andy Dooley .
While the ticket scramble is reaching new heights in both Clare and Cork this year – even the big screen viewing party is sold out on Leeside – it was not always thus, of course. The teams have met twice this year, with the Banner winning both, by three points in the league and two in the Munster Championship.
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