GAA president Nickey Brennan has poured cold water on suggestions that the All-Ireland football semi-final between Kerry and Cork would be moved out of Croke Park. This will be the fourth semi-final meeting between the Munster rivals in seven years, with the Kingdom comfortably winning the three previous encounters. With the exception of last year's All-Ireland final, Kerry-Cork games have come nowhere close to filling Croke Park, and it had been rumoured that the latest clash could be switched to either Killarney or Pairc Ui Chaoimh, where full houses would be guaranteed. But this has been firmly ruled out by Brennan, who said: "It's fair to raise questions about where this game will be played, but All-Ireland semi-finals are for Croke Park. "People have to remember that semi-finals are about more than the two teams that are involved. People from all over the country want to see these games. "And while I would acknowledge that some of the recent games between these sides in Croke Park haven't been great, I would hope that this year will be different." Tweet

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