All-Ireland hurling semi-finals - all you need to know

Following past weekend's shot quarter-finals, it is clip for nan mini shot to return complete Croke Park pinch nan All-Ireland hurling semi-finals, wherever Limerick purpose to move moreover person to completing an unprecedented five-in-a-row.

In nan first semi-final, Leinster champions Kilkenny return connected Clare successful a repetition of past year's thrilling last-four encounter.

Then connected Sunday, Limerick look Cork, a fixture that served up 1 of nan games of nan play during nan Munster Championship successful May.

With history astatine liking and revenge to beryllium had, here's each you request to cognize up of nan All-Ireland hurling semi-finals.

You tin watch some semi-finals connected BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website.

The BBC Sport website will besides person unrecorded matter commentaries of some games, arsenic good arsenic reports, highlights, analysis, guidance and in-play clips, while you tin besides enactment up to day crossed nan BBC Sport NI societal media accounts.

Television sum of Kilkenny v Clare will commencement astatine 14:30 and build-up to Limerick v Cork originates astatine 15:30.

On Saturday, presenter Mark Sidebottom will beryllium joined successful nan workplace by Antrim awesome Neil McManus, Waterford's Austin Gleeson and Kilkenny's four-time All-Ireland victor Paul Murphy, pinch nan aforesaid line-up joining presenter Sarah Mulkerrins connected Sunday.

Thomas Niblock will beryllium joined successful nan commentary booth by Clare fable Jamesie O'Connor.

For nan 3rd twelvemonth successful a row, Kilkenny and Clare will fastener horns astatine Croke Park successful nan semi-finals.

Kilkenny are nan astir successful region successful All-Ireland history, pinch a staggering 36 Liam MacCarthy Cups to their name.

However, their hunt for a 37th All-Ireland title has reached a ninth year.

Despite falling short successful past year's final, head Derek Lyng - who succeeded nan legendary Brian Cody - impressed successful his debut play pinch triumph successful nan Leinster Championship.

Now successful his 2nd play astatine nan helm, wherever unit and expectations people grow, Lyng has guided nan Cats to their 5th provincial title successful a statement and finds himself successful a repetition of past year's semi-final showdown against Clare.

Kilkenny booked their spot successful nan semi-finals arsenic they cruised to triumph complete Dublin successful nan provincial decider past period pinch a whopping 3-28 to 1-18 scoreline.

Brian Lohan's broadside will beryllium retired for revenge aft Kilkenny ran retired 2-22 to 1-22 winners successful 2023 to contradict nan Bannermen a first quality successful nan last since their triumph successful 2013.

In caller years, Clare person emerged arsenic 1 of nan favourites to extremity Limerick's power successful nan All-Ireland series.

Could this yet beryllium their year?

Clare will consciousness fresh for nan situation having already defeated Kilkenny successful a 3-16 to 1-20 triumph successful nan National Hurling League last astatine Semple Stadium successful April. That was their first convention triumph since 2016.

They travel into Saturday's semi-final disconnected nan backmost of a ascendant 2-28 to 1-19 quarter-final show against Wexford, pinch Shane O'Donnell hitting 1-4 and talisman Tony Kelly notching 0-6.

In 2023, Limerick established themselves arsenic 1 of nan top hurling teams of each clip arsenic they matched nan grounds of 4 All-Ireland's successful a row, only antecedently achieved by Cork betwixt 1941 and 1944 and Kilkenny betwixt 2006 and 2009.

This year, they tin spell 1 amended and crown themselves nan very champion and triumph nan five-in-a-row.

However, Cork will person different ideas.

The Rebels, successful hunt of their 31st Liam MacCarthy Cup, will person nan woes of 2021 successful nan backmost of their minds arsenic they look for revenge complete Limerick who ran retired 3-32 to 1-22 winners successful nan decider that year.

Pat Ryan's broadside person built momentum connected nan measurement to Sunday's semi-final aft offloading Offaly by 4-25 to 3-19 successful a preliminary quarter-final and Dublin by 0-26 to 0-21 successful nan quarter-finals successful June.

And we must not hide nan dainty that was served up astatine Pairc Ui Chaoimh successful nan Munster Championship wherever Cork deed 1-04 pinch 4 minutes to play to stun nan Treaty County to a 3-28 to 3-26 defeat.

Limerick, however, secured themselves a spot successful this year's semi-finals pursuing a record-breaking sixth consecutive Munster last triumph against Clare astatine nan Gaelic Grounds past month.

The roadworthy to nan last is becoming regular for this unstoppable Limerick side.

Can The Rebels find a measurement to crush Treaty hopes of immortal glory?