The draws for the 2010 Leinster and Munster Hurling Championships have taken place with reigning champions Kilkenny earning a bye into the semi-final.
The first match of the Leinster Championship will see Carlow facing Laois with Dublin awaiting the winners in the quarter-finals. The winner of that match will then meet defending champions Kilkenny in the semi-final.
Wexford were drawn against Galway, while Antrim face a test against Offaly with the winners of both quarter-finals meeting in the semi-final.
In Munster, All-Ireland runners-up Tipperary will renew rivalry with Cork in the quarter-finals with Limerick awaiting the winners in the semi-final.
The other Munster semi-final sees Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald facing his native Clare.
All-Ireland Hurling Championship Provincial Draws:
Munster SHC:
Quarter-Finals:
Tipperary v Cork
Semi-Finals:
Clare v Waterford
Limerick v Tipperary OR Cork
Leinster SHC:
Preliminary Round:
Carlow v Laois
Quarter-Finals:
A. Dublin v Carlow OR Laois
B. Wexford v Galway
C. Antrim v Offaly
Semi-Finals:
Winners Quarter-Final A v Kilkenny
Winners Quarter-Final B v Winners Quarter-Final C