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It's not often that a Brian Cody team go in as underdogs in an All-Ireland final. That's the situation they find themselves in for this year's decider against Limerick, but John Kiely's side are from overwhelming favourites to complete their hat-trick.
Jackie Tyrrell says Limerick's All-Ireland final preparation will be slightly different than that of their opponents Kilkenny due to the difference in intensities of both semi-finals.
Defending champions Limerick will face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final in under a fortnight after they prevailed in contrasting semi-finals this weekend.
One close match and one not-so-close was a reasonable assumption ahead of what Dónal Óg Cusack dubbed a 'hurling nations fiesta weekend', aka the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Limerick boss John Kiely attributed his side's All-Ireland SHC semi-final victory over Galway to gritty determination and a panel packed with strength in depth, on an afternoon when the Liam MacCarthy Cup holders struggled at times to perform at their brilliant best.
Limerick's three-in-a-row dream remains alive but only just after they were pushed all the way by Galway in a thrilling All-Ireland hurling semi-final.
On paper it seems a foregone conclusion.
We're down to the final four in the hurling as we reach the All-Ireland semi-finals, with Clare facing Leinster champions Kilkenny and reigning All-Ireland and Munster kingpins Limerick taking on Galway.