All-Ireland Hurling Final Teams Named: Harnedy Fit To Play For Cork

A mouthwatering All-Ireland hurling final is almost upon us, and Cork have named tonight their teams for Sunday's decider in Croke Park.

This will mark the first time the neighbouring rivals have met in an All-Ireland final, and with neither having ever beaten a fellow Munster county in the final, something must give.

It will be the fourth time the counties have met this season, and demand for tickets has never been higher for a hurling final.

Managers Pat Ryan was first to announced his matchday 26 for Sunday's game.

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Cork's twenty-three was named late Thursday. There was much speculation about whether Seamus Harnedy would be fit to start and who might make way if was.

In the end, Ryan has named an unchanged starting fifteen from the team that dismantled Dublin in the All-Ireland semifinal.

Both Harnedy and Cormac O'Brien have been named to the bench. Young Hurler of the Year contender Diarmuid 'Dudsy' Healy keeps his starting place, as does Declan Dalton.

The Cork management team have stood by their named starting XV all year, so fans should not expect any late changes ahead of throw-in on Sunday.

We'll provide Tipp's team as soon as it is announced.

The All-Ireland hurling final gets underway at 15:30 on Sunday, July 20th. The game is live on RTÉ 2 (from 14:15) and BBC Two (from 15:00).

Cork and Tipp have already met three times in 2025, with the Rebels having the edge 2-1.

Tipperary prevailed by four points in the Allianz League round-robin meeting of the counties, before Cork put on a scoring exhibition in the final to claim their first league title since 1998 by nine points.

The Munster championship meeting of the counties followed a similar pattern, with the first-minute red card for Tipp's Darragh McCarthy the major talking point as Cork cruised to an even more comprehensive 15-point win.

Liam MacCarthy last made its way back to Tipperary in 2019, but for the Rebels, it has been a much longer wait.

Cork last won the All-Ireland hurling final in 2005, an unprecedented 20-year wait for the biggest prize for the second-most successful county in the sport.

It has all the makings of a truly special final. Even if Munster champions Cork may be the bookies' favourites, Tipperary's performance against Kilkenny in the semi-final shows that they are not to be taken lightly.