DUBLIN AND CORK ARE set to meet in both senior hurling and football All-Ireland championships on consecutive weekends next month.
The Rebel County’s hurlers dumped Kilkenny out of the race for the Liam MacCarthy this afternoon with a shock last-eight win in Thurles.
Jimmy Barry Murphy’s young side will now face Leinster champions Dublin on 11 August at Croke Park in an intriguing semi-final.
Limerick — winners in Munster — play Clare, who beat Galway today on 18 August.
The hurling pairing of Cork and Dublin will follow next week’s meeting of the counties at GAA HQ in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.
