A crowd of 20,464 filed into Páirc Uí Chaoimh to see how Cork began the process of treating a gaping wound. Cork, now unbeaten at home in the league across six games, have returned to emphatic winning ways. Scorers for Waterford: R Halloran (0-13, 0-8 frees, 0-2 ‘65s); Shane Bennett (1-0, 1-0 pen); J Barron (0-2); D Lyons, M Kiely (0-1 each). CORK: P Collins; N O’Leary, D O’Leary, S O’Donoghue, C O’Brien, R Downey, M Coleman; T O’Connell, D Fitzgibbon; B Roche, S Barrett, D Healy; A Connolly, D Dalton, W Buckley. WATERFORD: B Nolan; C Prunty, C Keane, D Lalor; I Daly, M Fitzgerald, Shane Bennett; D Lyons, S Mackey; R Halloran, J Barron, J Fagan; J Power, S Walsh, C Treen.

Source: Irish Examiner January 25, 2026 19:21 UTC