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Kilkenny and Tipperary will contest the final of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and it will take place at Croke Park in Dublin on the 7th of September. The most anticipated event for the Irish is almost here! Both the atmosphere before and after the game is exciting, lively and comparable to a Champions League final.
Hurling is a sport of Celtic origin and called in Gaelic “iomáint” or “iománaíocht”. In the field there are two teams, with 15 players each, hit the ball (Sliotar) using a stick (Hurley) to get the highest score. You can find out more about this and other sports in our article Play Gaelic Games.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the most important Hurling competition and it involves teams from different counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, a London representative team and another from New York. Curiously, in their early matches were played by dozens of players. The tournament is organized and governed by Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is in second place in the “10 sporting events you must see once in your life” produced by CNN. Share this post with the Olympics Games and only forward by the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship in the ranking.
The Croke Park, also called “Croker”, is the stadium where the final will be played and where GAA is based. Croke Park is the third largest stadium in Europe with a capacity of over 82,000 people and the largest not used primarily by a football association.
Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary are considered “the big three” of hurling, between them have won 89 of the 124 championships! Kilkenny accumulated 34 trophies and Tipperary 26. So don’t worry, anticipation is guaranteed this year. Do you gamble?
If you do not want to miss it is on Saturday 7th September at 3.30 pm on RTE.
