Cork GAA dates for your diary in hurling and football
Eoin Roche of Cork in action against Kevin Desmond of Dublin during the All-Ireland U17 Hurling Championship final. Three years on that team will backbone the U20 side this season. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile
CORK and Waterford in a hurling semi-final at Semple Stadium on Halloween, followed by Cork versus Kerry in the football a week later are the major games for Leesiders on the horizon as the Munster fixture list was confirmed.
The county's minor and U20 hurlers will be first up though, Donal Óg Cusack's minor side facing Clare on Saturday, October 17 in Semple Stadium, with Pat Ryan's U20 team away to Kerry two days later.
Home and away arrangements remain in place for senior and minor football and U20 hurling but for senior and minor hurling, after two seasons of round-robin action, neutral venues apply for 2020.
That means the minor footballers, with a handful of last year's All-Ireland winning panel available, are away to Kerry on Saturday, November 7, the day before the seniors host the Kingdom in the Páirc.
As the minor hurlers are out first, the Rebel Óg Championships were concluded last week but the football competitions are ongoing, with the finals slated for next week.
All Munster fixtures this winter require a result on the day, though there is a second chance via the All-Ireland qualifiers for the hurling counties that didn't lift the provincial crown.
Ronan McCarthy's footballers are guaranteed three games though, with two league matches to complete the Division 3 campaign in preparation for the Kerry clash.
All fixture details are subject to change in line with Covid-19 related developments in advance of each fixture.
SUNDAY, October 25, 3.45pm: Clare v Limerick in Semple Stadium Thurles.
SUNDAY, November 1, 4pm: Tipperary v Clare or Limerick in the LIT Gaelic Grounds or Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
SUNDAY, November 15, 4pm: Munster Senior Hurling final.
SATURDAY, October 31, 7pm: Limerick v Waterford in Fraher Field Dungarvan.
SUNDAY, November 1, 1pm: Clare v Tipperary in Semple Stadium Thurles.
SATURDAY, November 7, 1.15pm: Limerick or Waterford v Clare or Tipperary in Fraher Field Dungarvan, LIT Gaelic Grounds or Cusack Park Ennis.
SUNDAY, November 22, 1.30pm: Munster Senior Football final.
MONDAY, October 19, 7.30pm: Clare v Tipperary in Semple Stadium Thurles.
MONDAY, October 26, 3.15pm: Waterford v Clare or Tipperary in Fraher Field Dungarvan or Sixmilebridge.
WEDNESDAY, November 11, 7:30pm: Munster U20 Hurling final.
SUNDAY, October 18, 1pm: Kerry v Tipperary in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.
FRIDAY, October 30, 6.30pm: Waterford v Kerry or Tipperary in Páirc Uí Rinn.
SATURDAY, November 14, 1pm: Munster Minor Hurling final.
SATURDAY, October 24, 1pm: Clare v Tipperary in Semple Stadium Thurles.
SATURDAY, October 24, 1pm: Limerick v Waterford in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.
SUNDAY, November 8, 1pm: Limerick or Waterford v Clare or Tipperary in Fraher Field Dungarvan, LIT Gaelic Grounds or Cusack Park Ennis.
SATURDAY, November 14, 1pm: Munster Minor Football final.
