Limerick v Kilkenny All-Ireland final preview

This weekend Limerick take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.

A win for defending champions Limerick on Sunday will mean they win their fourth Liam McCarthy title in a row, while a win for Kilkenny means they will land their first title since 2015.

Last year, Limerick beat Kilkenny 1-31 to 2-26 thanks to an Aaron Gillane masterclass.

Here's a full preview to come.

O'Dwyer thinks Kilkenny will win the All-Ireland (Photo By Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

When is it on?

Sun, Jul 23 2023

What time is it on?

15.30

What TV station is it on?

RTE TWO

Where is it on?

Croke Park

What time does coverage start?

15.00

Can I listen to it on the radio?

You can listen to updates on RTE

Are there tickets still available

Tickets will be hard to come by. You may or may not get them.

What are the odds

Odds can be found here

Referee

John Keenan

What happened the last time the sides played

17 July 2022: Kilkenny Limerick 2-26 1-31

Squads and scorers that day

Scorers for Limerick: Gearoid Hegarty 1-5, Aaron Gillane 0-7 (4fs), Diarmaid Byrnes 0-5 (3fs, 165), Kyle Hayes and Tom Morrissey 0-4 each, Seamus Flanagan 0-2, Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey, Conor Boylan, and Cathal O’Neill 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kilkenny: TJ Reid 0-9 (9fs), Martin Keoghan 1-1, Billy Ryan 1-0, Adrian Mullen 0-3, Paddy Deegan and Padraig Walsh 0-2 each, Tommy Walsh, Mikey Carey, Richie Reid, Eoin Cody, David Blanchfield, Walter Walsh, John Donnelly, Alan Murphy, and Richie Hogan 0-1 each.

LIMERICK: Nickie Quaid; Seán Finn, Mike Casey, Barry Nash; Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey; William O’Donoghue, Darragh O’Donovan; Gearoid Hegarty, Kyle Hayes, Tom Morrissey; Aaron Gillane, Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy.
Subs: Peter Casey for Mulcahy (48), David Reidy for O’Donovan (52), Conor Boylan for Flanagan (60), Cathal O’Neill for T Morrissey (64).

KILKENNY: Eoin Murphy; Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh; Michael Carey, Richie Reid, Paddy Deegan; Cian Kenny, Conor Browne; TJ Reid, Padraig Walsh, Billy Ryan; Adrian Mullen, Martin Keoghan, Eoin Cody.
Subs: Conor Fogarty for Browne (17-25), Walter Walsh for Kenny (HT), David Blanchfield for Browne (53), Richie Hogan for Cody (59), Alan Murphy for Deegan (70+1).

How many All-Irelands has each side won

Limerick (11): 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

Kilkenny (36)1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

And then there were two...@KilkennyCLG vs @LimerickCLG who will walk the steps to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 5 days' time? pic.twitter.com/dcJ5foXX25

— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 18, 2023

How did they get here?

Kilkenny

Leinster Round 1:
22 April 2023: Kilkenny 0-29 - 0-07 Westmeath (UPMC Nowlan Park)
Leinster Round 2:
30 April 2023: Kilkenny 0-28 - 1-25 Galway (Kilkenny)
Leinster Round 3:
7 May 2023: Antrim 3-20 - 5-31 Kilkenny (Belfast)
Leinster Round 4:
20 May 2023: Kilkenny 0-27 - 0-21 Dublin (UPMC Nowlan Park)
Leinster Round 5:
28 May 2023: Wexford 4-23 - 5-18 Kilkenny (Wexford)
Leinster final
11 June 2023 Kilkenny 4-21 – 2-26 Galway (Croke Park)
All-Ireland semi-final
Jul 9, 2023 Kilkenny 1-25 1-22 Clare (Croke Park)

Limerick

Munster Round 1
23 April 2023 Waterford 0-19 - 1-18 Limerick (Thurles)
Munster Round 2
29 April 2023 Limerick 2-20 - 1-24 Clare (Gaelic Grounds)
Munster Round 4
21 May 2023 Tipperary 0-25 - 0-25 Limerick (Thurles)
Munster Round 5
28 May 2023: Limerick 3-25 - 1-30 Cork (Thurles)
Munster Final
11 June 2023: Clare 1-22 - 1-23 Limerick (Gaelic Grounds)
All-Ireland semi-final
Jul 8, 2023: Limerick 2-24 1-18 Galway

Limerick

1. Aaron Gillane – 3-42 (0-29 frees)
2. Diarmuid Byrnes – 1-19 (0-13 frees, 1-0 pen)
3. Seamus Flanagan – 4-9
4. Tom Morrissey – 0-17 (0-1 free)
5. Cathal O’Neill – 1-10
6. Gearóid Hegarty – 0-8
7. Peter Casey – 0-6

Kilkenny

1. TJ Reid – 2-66 (0-47 frees, 0-6 ’65s’, 0-1 s/l)
2. Eoin Cody – 4-21
3. Martin Keoghan – 5-9
4. Adrian Mullen – 0-15
5. Tom Phelan – 1-9
6. Billy Ryan – 0-10
7. Walter Walsh – 1-5