WEATHER
Saturday morning will be wet with rain in most areas, heavy at times. Rain will gradually clear eastwards later in the afternoon with sunny spells and a few showers following from the west. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with light southerly breezes becoming northwesterly and freshening as rain clears. for more go to met.ie.
Cork v Galway; Glenisk O'Connor Park, 5pm
For the third time this season in competitive fare, Cork and Galway will lock horns.
Both counties were relegated from Division 1 but they've recovered well to reach the last four of the All-Ireland series.
When the sides met in January, the Rebels won by 1-6 to 0-5 in the league, before they renewed acquaintances in the group stages of the All-Ireland series.
The Munster side were victorious again, scoring a two-point victory and Galway will hope it’s third time lucky in 2024 as they aim to reach the decider for the first time since losing out to Dublin in 2019 decider.
Cork, for their part, are aiming to reach their first final since 2020, when Dublin were victorious.
Saturday’s semi-final will pit two of the country’s leading scorers in the championship against each other. Galway’s Olivia Divilly tops the senior rankings in the All-Ireland series with 3-14 to her name, while Katie Quirke has registered 1-13 for Cork.
In the quarters, Cork won an all-Munster clash against Waterford, as Galway stunned Dublin at Parnell Park.
Cork are unchanged following victory over Waterford, as the westerners make one change in personnel up front, with Ailish Morrissey coming in for Emma Reaney.
Cork: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, S Leahy; A Healy, S Cronin, D Kiely; M O’Callaghan (capt.), A O’Mahony; E Cleary, L O’Mahony, A McDonagh; A McAuliffe, K Quirke, R Leahy.
Galway: D Gower; M Jordan, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty; A Ní Cheallaigh, N Ward, C Cooney; M Glynn, A Davoren (capt.); O Divilly, L Ward, N Divilly; A Morrissey, L Coen, R Leonard.
Armagh v Kerry; Glenisk O'Connor Park, 7.15pm
For the first time since 2016, a county other than Dublin or Meath will be crowned champions on Sunday August 4 at Croke Park.
Kerry are aiming to reach a third successive final, with Armagh looking to bridge an 18-year gap.
The teams last met in Championship fare in the 2022 quarter-final, won by the Kingdom, and they also contested this year's Division 1 Final, won by Armagh at Croke Park.
Now, the stakes are high as both teams look to go one step further in the All-Ireland race, with Armagh’s Eve Lavery (0-11) and Kerry’s Danielle O’Leary (1-6) currently the leading scorers in the All-Ireland series for their respective counties.
In the quarter-finals, Kerry defeated Meath for the second successive year at that stage, as Armagh emerged victorious over Mayo.
The Munster outfit are unchanged following the Meath win, as Armagh make one change, with Kelly Mallon replacing Meabh McCambridge in attack.
Armagh: A Carr; G Ferguson, C McCambridge (capt.), R Mulligan; C Towe, L McConville, D Coleman; N Coleman, C O’Hanlon; E Druse, A McCoy, B Mackin; E Lavery, N Henderson, K Mallon.
Kerry: C Butler; E Lynch, K Cronin, C Murphy; A O’Connell, D Kearney, A Dillane; M O’Connell, A Galvin; N Carmody (capt.), D O’Leary, N Ní Chonchúir; H O’Donoghue, E Dineen, L Ní Mhuircheartaigh.
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