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Galway county champions Gort tried hard, but ultimately fell short in the All-Ireland semi-final against an experienced Ballyhale Shamrocks outfit last weekend in O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

Sunday’s Senior hurling county final has a familiar look about it, with either James Stephens or Ballyhale Shamrocks appearing in every final for the last seven years, except 2010.

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This weekend will see O’Loughlin Gaels back in their second semi-final, having lost their first in a replay against Newtownshandrum in 2004 while the Shamrocks last reached the semi-final in 1990 when they lost to Ballybrown (Limerick) by a point.

Ballyhale Shamrocks’ dreams of achieving a record breaking five-in-a-row of Kilkenny SHC titles were quashed on Sunday afternoon last when a late goal from Niall McEvoy powered O'Loughlin Gaels to the final following a 2-16 to 3-10 win at Nowlan Park.

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1. Critical battle areas:

1. Critical battle areas

If Kilkenny and Tipperary were the two teams most neutrals wanted to see in last year’s All-Ireland final, Ballyhale Shamrocks and Portumna are the two everyone wanted for a club final appearance.

Ballyhale Shamrocks earned themselves a rematch with champions Portumna on St Patrick’s Day when they earned a deserved but narrow victory over Newtownshandrum at Thurles on Sunday.