Read More No change in Cork approach as Hayes targets another league crownA fourth straight win, it will be tougher for Cork to avoid a league final now than qualify for it. They hit Cork for 1-3 after Barry Walsh’s 52nd-minute goal having been seven points down. Of course, if Cork had been more efficient when aiming below the crossbar their fans wouldn’t have been as worried. Seven up, Cork were still gunning for goals while Kilkenny were happy to keep the scoreboard ticking over. But then came a barrage of Cork points after Connolly sent wide a 65, the result of a Darragh Fitzgibbon goal opening that was also kept out by Tallis.

Source: Irish Examiner March 02, 2026 10:00 UTC