A sensational second half performance where they outscored Cork by 1-9 to 0-2 points propelled Kerry to the Munster final at a sun-soaked Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday in the curtain-raiser to the men's final between the two counties.
A 60th minute Mark Coleman penalty proved key as Cork defeated Waterford (1-26 to 0-25) this evening to chalk up their third straight win in the Munster senior hurling championship.
Munster Council chairman Tim Murphy believes the early draw for the opening round of the All-Ireland senior football championship has taken some of the gloss off this weekend's provincial finals.
Cork manager Ben O'Connor has made two injury-enforced changes to his side for tomorrow evening's Munster senior hurling championship third round clash against Waterford.
The dates, times and venues for the first four matches in the opening round of the of the All-Ireland senior football championship on the weekend of May 23/24 have been confirmed by the GAA this morning.
Cork football manager John Cleary says his players are well aware of the task at hand as they get set to face Kerry in Sunday's Munster SFC final at Fitzgerald Stadium (1.45pm).
Cork qualified for the Munster MFC final with a round to spare after powering to a 3-18 to 1-14 victory over Kerry in last night's Phase 2 Round 2 clash at Austin Stack Park.
This Bank Holiday weekend sees GAA fans with eight matches to watch live over the coming days as the finalists in the Leinster and Ulster senior football championships are set to be determined.
Tipperary moved into the Munster U20 hurling championship final thanks to an emphatic 4-20 to 2-8 win against Limerick at the TUS Gaelic Grounds last night.
Cork's Munster and All-Ireland SHC hopes have suffered a massive double blow with the news that Ciaran Joyce has been ruled out for the rest of the season and Rob Downey will be sidelined for six weeks.
Kevin Mahony's goal deep in injury-time saw Waterford snatch a 3-24 to 1-30 draw in the second round of the Munster senior hurling championship this afternoon.
Kerry and Cork will meet in the Munster senior football championship final for the first time since 2021 after recording respective semi-final wins in this afternoon.
Kerry and Cork will meet in the Munster U20 football championship final for the fifth year running after cruising to victories in their respective semi-finals last night.
Darragh Fitzgibbon is to meet the young boy who was injured during the celebrations immediately after Cork's Munster SHC win over Tipperary last Sunday.
With their Allianz League final conquerors Limerick waiting in the wings, Ben O'Connor was keeping his feet firmly on the ground after Cork made a winning start to their Munster SHC campaign against Tipperary.
Cork got their Munster senior hurling championship title defence underway with a 0-29 to 1-22 win against rivals Tipperary at Semple Stadium this afternoon.
A week on from the high of their comeback triumph against Galway at the TUS Gaelic Grounds, Shauna Kelly is optimistic Cork can use their Lidl National Football League Division 1 final success as a springboard for a productive championship campaign in 2026.
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