The All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals will take place in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on the 22nd and 23rd of July.
Initially, there was plans that the games between Wexford and Waterford, and Tipperary and Clare would go ahead as a double-header in the Cork city grounds, but they will now take place on separate days due to fears that the grounds wouldn't cope with the huge crowds a double-header would bring.
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The all-Munster clash between Tipperary and Clare, their first Championship meeting since 2011, will take place on Saturday 22nd at 3:00.
Wexford and Waterford will be played the following day at 4:00.
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The revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host a clash between Cork city club Glen Rovers and Cork IT next Sunday, but there were still fears that the outside of the ground wouldn't be able to cope with the large crowds that an All-Ireland quarter-final would bring, but those fears were quashed on Monday.
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The venues for Round 3B of the football qualifiers were also confirmed on Monday with Tipperary hosting Armagh in Semple Stadium and Carlow hosting Monaghan in Netwatch Cullen Park.
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