Kerry picked up the Munster MFC silverware for a seventh time in-a-row at Pairc Ui Chaoimh this evening.

The Jack O’Connor captained outfit edged out a keenly contested decider by 3-14 to 2-14.

Early Cork goals from Hugh Murphy and Patrick Campbell gave the Kingdom plenty of food for thought but they replied through Colin Crowley and Dylan Geaney to take a 2-8 to 2-6 lead into the break.

Kerry captain Jack O'Connor lifts the Munster MFC trophy. ©INPHO/James Crombie.

Kevin Goulding struck for a third Kerry goal in the second-half but Cork refused to throw in the towel and the sides were level approaching full-time after Conor Corbett converted a free.

Kerry showed good composure to regain the lead through Emmet O’Shea and further scores from O’Connor (free) and Darragh Lynch ensured they retained their vice-like grip on the provincial silverware.

Kerry - D Burns; K O’Sullivan, A Dineen, L Chester; E O’Sullivan, A Curran, S O’Brien (0-1); J Linehan, R Collins; C Crowley (1-1), J O’Connor (0-5, 2f, 2'45), D Lynch (0-1); D Geaney (1-2), G Hassett (0-2), K Goulding (1-1). Subs: E O’Shea (0-1) for K Goulding, D O’Callaghan for C Crowley, J Kerins for S O’Brien, T Sparling for A Dineen (BC), T O hAinifein for D Lynch.

Cork - A O’Brien; S Andrews (0-1), D Linehan, J O’Shea; T O’Donoghue, N Lordan, D Peet; J Lawton, K Scannell; H Murphy (1-1), C Corbett (0-4), A Walsh Murphy (0-1); R O’Donovan (0-4, 3f), P Campbell (1-1, 0-1f), J Cahalane. Subs: K O’Driscoll for A Walsh Murphy, M O’Neill (0-2) for J O’Shea, A O’Hare for R O’Donovan, S Aherne for P Campbell, N Gough for S Andrews.

Referee - S Lonergan.

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