Overview
- The Leinster round-robin, which opened Saturday in Salthill, began with Galway hosting holders Kilkenny live on GAA+.
- Both counties named their teams on Friday, with Kilkenny later starting Gearoid Dunne in place of Tom Phelan.
- Tipperary face Cork in Thurles on Sunday at 4pm on RTÉ2 in a rematch of last year’s All-Ireland final.
- Kilkenny chase a seventh straight Leinster crown, while Galway’s 0-35 to 0-17 league win in March sharpened interest in the matchup.
- Clare meet Waterford in Ennis on Sunday at 2pm on RTÉ2, as early results in the provincial groups shape the path to the All-Ireland series.