M7 traffic bumper to bumper as sell-out crowd expected for Cork v Limerick

Traffic on the M7 is bumper-to-bumper with over 80,000 expected to attend Cork v Limerick in today's All-Ireland semi-final.

In one of the most eagerly anticipated games in recent times, Cork fans, in particular, are expected to fill out GAA HQ for the final-four clash between the Rebels and the reigning All-Ireland champions.

The two sides met earlier this year in their Munster Hurling Championship clash with Cork edging out Limerick in a thriller in Pairc Ui Chaoimh to keep their Championship alive.

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And such is the anticipation for today's game, Croke Park is expected to be a complete sell-out.

Throw-in for today's game is set for 4 pm but fans were on the road early expecting heavy traffic and videos have circulated on social media showing bumper-to-bumper traffic on the M7.

Croke Park will host today's game at 4 pm and it will be broadcast on RTE Two.

John Kiely has made two changes to the Limerick team as they take the latest step towards their five-in-a-row dream.

Fresh from their Munster final victory over Clare on June 9, the Treaty men will have Seán Finn and Seamus Flanagan back in the side for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final meeting with Cork at a sold-out Croke Park.

After the Rebels' stirring victory over Limerick in the provincial round-robin clash in May, there is massive interest in this last four tie.

LIMERICK: N Quaid; S Finn, D Morrissey, M Casey; D Byrnes, D Hannon, K Hayes; W O'Donoghue, C O'Neill; G Hegarty, C Lynch, T Morrissey; A Gillane, S Flanagan, D Reidy. Subs: J Gillane, C Boylan, C Coughlan, A English, R English, G Mulcahy, S O’Brien, A O’Connor, F O’Connor, D Ó Dalaigh, D O’Donovan.

CORK: P Collins; N O’Leary, E Downey, S O’Donoghue; T O’Mahony, R Downey, M Coleman; C Joyce, D Fitzgibbon; D Dalton, S Barrett, S Harnedy; P Horgan, A Connolly, B Hayes. Subs: B Saunderson, D Cahalane, G Millerick, T O’Connell, L Meade, E Twomey, C Lehane, J O’Connor, S Kingston, P Power, R O’Flynn.

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