Repeat of 2008 hurling semi-final pairings

This year's semi-finals in the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships will be a repeat of the 2008 pairings with defending champions, Kilkenny taking on Cork on Sunday week while Waterford will play Tipperary on Sunday, August 15.

Kilkenny were nine-point winners (1-23 to 0-17) winners over Cork in 2008 while Waterford had two points to spare (1-20 to 1-18) over Tipperary in the other semi-final.

Kilkenny will be appearing in the semi-finals for the 14th successive year. Cork return to the semi-finals, having missed out last year. Tipperary are in the semi-final for the third successive year while Waterford are in the semi-final for a fifth successive season.

Tipperary clinched a place in the semi-final with a one point win (3-17 to 3-16) over Galway in a very exciting quarter-final in Croke Park on Sunday while Cork had nine points to spare over Antrim (1-25 to 0-19).

GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
LEINSTER
May 22: First Round: Laois 1-13 Carlow 0-10, Portlaoise.
May 29: Quarter-final: Galway 2-22 Wexford 1-14, Nowlan Park.
May 30: Quarter-final: Offaly 2-26 Antrim 3-16 (After extra-time), Parnell Park.
June 6: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-25 Laois 0-16, Nowlan Park.
June 20: Semi-finals: Kilkenny 4-19 Dublin 0-12; Galway 2-19 Offaly 3-16, Croke Park.
June 26: Semi-final replay: Galway 3-17 Offaly 2-18 Portlaoise.
July 4: Final: Kilkenny 1-19 Galway 1-12, Croke Park.

MUNSTER
May 30: First Round: Cork 3-15 Tipperary 0-14, Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
June 7: Semi-final: Waterford 0-22 Clare 1-15, Thurles.
June 20: Semi-final: Cork 2-19 Limerick 0-12, Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
July 11: Final: Cork 2-15 Waterford 2-15, Thurles.
July 17: Replay: Waterford 1-16 Cork 1-13, Thurles (After extra-time)

ULSTER
May 8: Monaghan 1-15 Fermanagh 2-10, Enniskillen; Armagh 3-23 Donegal 1-12, Letterkenny; Tyrone 6-24 Cavan 1-14, Omagh.
May 15: London 3-16 Monaghan 1-15, Casement Park; Armagh 3-20 Tyrone 2-9, Casement Park.
May 29: Quarter-finals: Down 4-24 Armagh 0-9, Casement Park; London 2-12
Derry 0-15, Casement Park.
June 13: Semi-final. Down v London - Not played
June 27: Final: Antrim 4-22 Down 1-12, Casement Park.

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP
June 26: All-Ireland qualifier - preliminary round: Carlow 1-19 Laois 3-12, Dr. Cullen Park.
July 3: Qualifiers - Phase 1: Antrim 2-18 Carlow 3-12, Casement Park; Tipperary 3-24 Wexford 0-19, Thurles
July 10: Qualifiers - Phase 2: Offaly 1-19 Limerick 1-13, Tullamore; Dublin 2-22 Clare 0-15, Croke Park.
July 17: Qualifiers - Phase 3: Antrim 1-17 Dublin 0-19, Croke Park.
July 18: Qualifiers - Phase 3: Tipperary 0-21 Offaly 1-12, Portlaoise.
July 25: All-Ireland quarter-finals: Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16, Croke Park; Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19, Croke Park.
August 8: Semi-final: Kilkenny v Cork, Croke Park.
August 15: Semi-final: Waterford v Tipperary, Croke Park.
September 5: Final, Croke Park.