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Cork-Dublin
LocationCounty Cork
County Dublin
TeamsCork
Dublin
First meetingCork 5-20 - 2-0 Dublin
1894 All-Ireland final
(24 March 1895)
Latest meetingCork 1-24 - 1-19 Dublin
2013 All-Ireland semi-final
(11 August 2013)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total14
All-time seriesCork 11-2 Dublin
(1 drawn game)
Largest victoryCork 5-20 - 2-0 Dublin
1894 All-Ireland final
(24 March 1895)

The Cork-Dublin rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Dublin, who first played each other in 1895. The fixture has been an irregular one due to both teams playing in separate provinces. Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Dublin's home ground is Parnell Park, however, most of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

While Cork are regarded as one of the "big three" of hurling, with Kilkenny and Tipperary completing the trio, Dublin are ranked joint fifth in the all-time roll of honour and have enjoyed sporadic periods of dominance at various stages throughout the history of the championship. The two teams have won a combined total of 36 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles.

As of 2014 Cork and Dublin have met fourteen times in the hurling championship including meeting eight times at the All Ireland final stage where Cork hold the upper hand with six victories to Dublin's two triumphs.

Roots

History

Meetings between Cork and Dublin have been rare throughout the history of the championship, however, there have been some periods of dominance with more frequent clashes. Between 1919 and 1928 Cork and Dublin dominated the championship. The teams clashed in four All-Ireland finals, with both sides recording two victories each. Again, between 1941 and 1944 Cork and Dublin met in three All-Ireland finals in four years. Cork dominated the championship during this era, winning a record-setting four All-Ireland titles in succession.

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Cork 30 51 14 95
Dublin 6 24 3 33
Combined 36 75 17 128

Notable moments

  • Cork 5-20 : 2-0 Dublin (24 March 1895 at Clonturk Park) - The very first championship clash between Cork, represented by Blackrock, and Dublin, represented by Rapparees, was the delayed 1894 All-Ireland final. Cork entered the game in search of history by becoming the first team to win three successive All-Ireland championships, while Dublin received a bye to the final as they faced no opposition in Leinster. A day of wind, rain and hail saw Cork play a defensive game. A half-time score of 2-5 to 2-0 was not enough for Dublin as Cork played with a strong wind in the second half. Dublin were held scoreless as Cork recorded a further 3-15 in the second half.
  • Dublin 4-8 : 1-3 Cork (4 September 1927 at Croke Park) - Reigning All-Ireland champions Cork were confident of retaining their title as they faced Dublin in the All-Ireland final. The team contained household names and some of the greatest hurlers ever to play the game, while the Dublin team was made up entirely of non-Dublinmen. Goalkeeper Tommy Daly gave an inspirational display and at half-time Dublin were ahead by 2-3 o 0-1. The writing was on the wall as Dublin went on to dominate the second-half and secure only their second ever victory over Cork.

All-time results

Legend

Cork win
Dublin win
Drawn game

Senior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 24 March 1895 Cork (1) 5-20 - 2-0 Dublin Clonturk Park All-Ireland final
2. 3 July 1904 Cork 1-7 - 1-7 Dublin Tipperary All-Ireland home final
3. 17 July 1904 Cork (2) 2-6 - 0-1 Dublin Tipperary All-Ireland home final replay
4. 21 September 1919 Cork (3) 6-4 - 2-4 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
5. 14 May 1922 Dublin (1) 4-9 - 4-3 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland final
6. 4 September 1927 Dublin (2) 4-8 - 1-3 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland final
7. 26 August 1928 Cork (4) 5-3 - 0-2 Dublin Nowlan Park All-Ireland semi-final
8. 28 September 1941 Cork (5) 5-11 - 0-6 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
9. 6 September 1942 Cork (6) 2-14 - 3-4 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
10. 3 September 1944 Cork (7) 2-13 - 1-2 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
11. 7 September 1952 Cork (8) 2-14 - 0-7 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
12. 30 June 2007 Cork (9) 3-20 - 0-15 Dublin Parnell Park All-Ireland qualifier
13. 12 July 2008 Cork (10) 1-17 - 0-15 Dublin Páirc Uí Chaoimh All-Ireland qualifier
14. 11 August 2013 Cork (11) 1-24 - 1-19 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final

Junior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 4 July 1926 Cork (1) 5-6 - 1-00 Dublin Thurles Sportsfield All-Ireland final
2. 18 September 1932 Dublin (1) 2-7 - 3-2 Cork St. Cronan's Park All-Ireland semi-final
3. 31 August 1947 Cork (2) 4-10 - 2-5 Dublin Thurles Sportsfield All-Ireland home final
4. 1 October 1950 Cork (3) 3-4 - 2-5 Dublin Walsh Park All-Ireland home final

Minor

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 1 September 1929 Cork 1-8 - 3-2 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
2. 27 October 1929 Cork (1) 7-6 - 4-0 Dublin Cork Athletic Grounds All-Ireland final replay
3. 4 September 1938 Cork (2) 7-2 - 5-4 Dublin Croke Park All-Ireland final
4. 4 August 2007 Cork (3) 2-10 - 0-13 Dublin O'Moore Park All-Ireland semi-final