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gaa · Saturday 4 July 2026 · See website for times 
All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Finals
At Croke Park · Dublin 3, Co. Dublin
At Croke Park · Dublin 3, Co. Dublin
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals are the two most watched days in the GAA calendar outside of the final itself. On the weekend of 4-5 July 2026, the four best hurling counties left standing meet at Croke Park to settle who goes through to the All-Ireland Final on 19 July. This is elite county hurling at its loudest and fastest - two full days of it back to back. If you follow the game at all, there is no better place to be.
Saturday 4 July brings Cork against Galway at 3:30pm - two counties with heavy championship pedigrees and large, vocal followings. Sunday 5 July follows with Limerick taking on Clare at 1:30pm, a Munster rivalry that has produced some of the best hurling of the last decade. Offaly fell to Cork in the quarter-finals this year, so it is the Rebels carrying Leinster/Munster hopes through. Croke Park holds just over 82,000 people, and semi-final weekends fill quickly. The atmosphere in the stadium for a close semi-final is unlike most other sporting events in Ireland - sustained, knowledgeable, and intense from the first puck.
Tickets must be bought in advance - there is no facility to purchase at the gate. The public sale for Cork v Galway opens Wednesday 24 June at noon through Ticketmaster and via selected SuperValu and Centra stores. Check gaa.ie for the Sunday fixture sale dates.
Croke Park is on the north side of Dublin city centre, roughly a 20-minute walk from O’Connell Street. Driving in for a semi-final is not advisable - traffic around the stadium builds well before throw-in and parking is limited. The far better option is public transport: multiple Dublin Bus routes serve the Jones’s Road area, and Connolly Station (rail, DART) is a 15-minute walk. If you are travelling from outside Dublin, the Luas Red Line to The Point and then a bus, or a commuter rail service into Heuston followed by a cross-city bus, are both straightforward. Park-and-ride options exist on the outskirts of the city for those who prefer to drive part of the way.
If you are based in Offaly for the weekend and heading up to Dublin for the match, the M6 motorway makes the run from Tullamore to Croke Park under 90 minutes on a normal day - allow more for match day traffic. There is more to see in Tullamore and across Co. Offaly.
Heading to Croke Park? Offaly has plenty more to see. Browse the area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.