Kilkenny hurling greats to feature heavily on All-Ireland Hurling Final day

There will be Kilkenny involvement at this year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final on Sunday, despite the Cats' semi-final loss to Tipperary over a week ago.

The Premier County will face Cork in the showpiece event, with both teams looking to end six and 20 year waits for Liam MacCarthy respectively.

The Kilkenny jubilee team of 2000 will be honoured, 25 years on from their final victory over Offaly with a number of familiar faces set to appear.

Meanwhile, two black and amber great of more recent times will feature as part of the big match build-up on the day.

Four-time All-Ireland winner with Kilkenny, Paul Murphy will be part of the BBC Sport team broadcasting the action across the UK on TV, with one of his team-mates featuring in a new media project on hurling final day.

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'The Warm Up', a special show which will be streamed globally via GAA.ie/thewarmup on Facebook Live, YouTube and on the @OfficialGAA channels, will take place in the stadium from 2pm and will provide entertainment and analysis for those who come to Croke Park early and also those around the world who want to connect and follow the exciting countdown to one of the biggest days in the Irish sporting calendar.

Amongst the guests will be Tullogher Rosbercon clubman Walter Walsh who made his senior championship debut in an All-Ireland final, scoring 1-3 in the 2012 replay victory over Galway.

Cork dual star Eoin Cadogan, Tipperary All-Star John 'Bubbles' O’Dwyer, GAA President Jarlath Burns and GAA Head of Hurling
William Maher will all also feature in the broadcast.

The pre-match will preview the game and the defining battles and celebrate past meetings of Tipperary and Cork from this year’s Munster campaign and iconic clashes of yesteryear.

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