As it happened: Limerick champions again after commanding win over Galway

Michael Bolton and James Cox

Full-time: Galway 1-18 Limerick 1-29

Limerick are All-Ireland champions again after a commanding performance from John Kiely's team.

75 mins

Conor Cooney scores a consolation penalty for Galway.

72 mins

Into added time, Cian Lynch scores from long range. Galway 0-17 Limerick 1-28

66 mins

Colm Molloy scores a point. Galway 0-17 Limerick 1-25

62 mins

A stunning point from Aaron Gillane.

61 mins

O'Connor scores, before Kyle Hayes adds another after winning a puckout. Galway 0-15 Limerick 1-25

59 mins

Daragh Neary point after a huge run. Galway 0-15 Limerick 1-22

56 mins

RED CARD!

Ronan Glennon sent off for a shoulder on Peter Casey's head. Things have gone from bad to worse for Galway.

50 mins

Cathal Mannion gets his first point with a great hit. Galway 0-14 Limerick 1-20

47 mins

Aaron Niland scores a point from a 65'. Galway 0-13 Limerick 1-19

43 mins

Another point for Limerick.

42 mins

Goal from O'Neill! Limerick strike after some great work from Kyle Hayes and Gillane.

Half-time: Galway 0-8 Limerick 0-13.

Limerick have a five-point lead at the interval in a first half that probably feels like they should be leading by more.

Galway goalkeeper Darragh Fahy has kept Galway in the game, while their scoring has mainly come from Niland's free's.

Galway have struggled to keep the ball, and will need to make a change to stop Limerick's momentum.

35th minute: A free from Aidan O'Connor has given Limerick a four-point lead, as Cian Lynch's influence on the game continues to grow. Galway has struggled to create chances.

32nd minute: Another free from Niland keeps Galway in touch, three minutes out from half-time.

The defence from both sides has not let too many chances happen.

28th minute: Gillane scored another point as some great defending from Galway has kept Casey from scoring a goal, with the sequence ending with a long-range point from Adam English.

Jason Rabbitte opens his account to keep Galway in touch. Limerick 0-9 Galway 0-7.

25th minute: Galway have grown into the game as the frees of Niland and Byrnes have continued to be crucial, with Limerick leading 0-7 to 0-6.

18th minute: Limerick have opened up a 0-6 to 0-4 lead, with further scores from O'Connor and Byrnes.

14th minute: Byrnes has put Limerick back in the lead with another free, as both teams have given away frees early on.

10th minute: Galway are level once again after another free from Niland. Galway 0-3 Limerick 0-3.

7th minute: Gillane feeds Hegarty, who ploughs through on goal again, but there’s another save from Fahy. Limerick have targeted goals early on.

Niland has brought Galway level with another free.

Great save from Galway goalkeeper Daragh Fahy to keep out Gearóid Hegarty from scoring the game's opening goal.

Diarmuid Byrnes puts over the 65, in an end-to-end start

The game is underway, with Galway hitting the first wide in 20 seconds, with Aaron Niland scoring a free seconds later. Gillance has Limerick's first point of the game.

The teams are out for the National Anthem, with throw-in just a couple of minutes away in front of a sold-out Croke Park.

There is one change to the Galway matchday squad, with Declan McLoughlin for the injured Brian Concannon on Galway's bench.

Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Sean Finn, Mike Casey, Barry Nash; Diarmaid Byrnes, William O’Donoghue, Kyle Hayes; Adam English, Cian Lynch (capt); Gearoid Hegarty, Aidan O’Connor, Cathal O’Neill; Aaron Gillane, Shane O’Brien, Peter Casey.

Subs: Colin Ryan, Colin Coughlan, Fintan Fitzgerald, Matthew Fitzgerald, Hugh Flanagan, Ethan Hurley, Darragh Langan, Dan Morrissey, Tom Morrissey, Darragh O’Donovan, David Reidy.

Galway: Darach Fahy; Joshua Ryan, Cillian Trayers, Darren Morrissey (capt); Padraic Mannion, Daithí Burke, Ronan Glennon; Tiernan Killeen, Gavin Lee; Tom Monaghan, Cathal Mannion, Darragh Neary; Conor Whelan, Jason Rabbitte, Aaron Niland.

Subs: Eanna Murphy, Shane Morgan, Fintan Burke, Cian Daniels, Cianan Fahy, Conor Cooney, John Flemin, Seán Linnane, Cillian Whelan, Colm Molloy, Declan McLoughlin.

Welcome to our updates of the All-Ireland hurling final, as Galway take on Limerick in Croke Park.

Limerick are back in hurling's biggest day after winning four in a row between 2020 and 2023, while Galway were last in the final in 2018, having won Liam MacCarthy in 2017.

After winning the Munster championship, Limerick had to dig deep in the semi-final against Clare.

Galway won the Leinster final against Dublin and followed it up with an impressive victory against Cork.