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The All-Eire Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals happen this weekend and now we have a tip for every contest at Croke Park.
The All-Eire Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals take pleasure of place this weekend with a few monster tussles in retailer at Croke Park.
On Saturday night, Munster champions Cork will proceed their quest for Liam MacCarthy glory in dealing with a Dublin aspect that triggered a seismic shock a fortnight in the past by dumping out Limerick.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, a primary Championship assembly in six years between outdated foes Kilkenny and Tipperary is certain to mild up Headquarters.
Our tipster has picks for each of this weekend’s All-Eire SHC semi-finals in Dublin.
Choices
Dublin +8 @ 10/11
Kilkenny to win @ 5/6
Dubs unlikely to bow to Rebels
Cork are overwhelming favourites for Saturday’s showdown with Dublin, Pat Ryan’s aspect buying and selling as quick as 1/6 to make it to back-to-back All-Eire finals.
The Rebels gained the Allianz League within the spring and are seemingly closing in on a primary Liam MacCarthy triumph in twenty years. They’ve been one of the best aspect within the nation for many of 2025, save for one lamentable afternoon within the Gaelic Grounds in Could when Limerick tore them to shreds.
The Leesiders took a measure of revenge for that within the Munster remaining, albeit by a whisker following a historic penalty shootout, however there will likely be no trilogy sport for the edges as Limerick have been shocked by the Dubs two weeks in the past.
Niall O’Ceallachain’s aspect went into that sport as 12/1 outsiders, so they’re versed within the underdog position.
They misplaced skipper Chris Crummey after quarter-hour and regardless of being a person down, they outbattled a Limerick aspect that has been the standard-bearer of latest years.
The Dubs are again in an All-Eire semi-final for the primary time since 2013 and the ‘bought out’ indicators have gone up at Croke Park with 80,000 attendees confirmed.
In the end, Cork ought to have an excessive amount of for the Dubs, however with Limerick gone, there may be intense strain on this squad to ship the last word prize now. Dublin confirmed immense grit a fortnight in the past and an analogous angle may make the eight-point handicap look beneficiant.
Cats to get the cream
Kilkenny and Tipperary have been the superpowers on the hurling panorama within the early a part of this century, however they’ve mustered only one All-Eire between them since 2016.
That got here in 2019 because the Cats have been dispatched by 14 factors within the decider by the Premier County.
Each are actually underneath new tutelage. Liam Cahill has loved a superb season with Tipp, their greatest in six years, however for a lot of of his younger squad, this will likely be their first outing at GAA HQ and that may be a actual consideration.
Kilkenny’s backbone is powerful, with Huw Lawlor, Cian Kenny and the irrepressible TJ Reid to the fore for the Cats alongside the likes of Adrian Mullen and Eoin Cody, who might be deployed from the bench.
This needs to be a tasty collision – there have been 4 purple playing cards within the sides’ Allianz League conflict within the spring as Tipp gained – however Derek Lyng’s aspect could have the superior knowhow in Croke Park this time.