Cork–Dublin hurling rivalry

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.

Cork-Dublin
LocationCounty Cork
County Dublin
Teams Cork
Dublin
First meetingCork 5-20 - 2-0 Dublin
1894 All-Ireland final
(24 March 1895)
Latest meetingCork 2-26 - 0-24 Dublin
2021 All-Ireland quarter-final
(1 August 2021)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total17
All-time series Championship: Cork 14-2 Dublin (1 draw)
Largest victoryCork 5-20 - 2-0 Dublin
1894 All-Ireland final
(24 March 1895)

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 2022 Cork and Dublin have met seventeen times in the hurling championship where Cork hold the upper hand with fourteen 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

Up to date as of 2023 season

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Cork 30 54 14 98
Dublin 6 24 3 33
Combined 36 78 17 131

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 1895Cork (1)5-20 - 2-0DublinClonturk ParkAll-Ireland final
2.3 July 1904Cork1-7 - 1-7DublinTipperaryAll-Ireland home final
3.17 July 1904Cork (2)2-6 - 0-1DublinTipperaryAll-Ireland home final replay
4.21 September 1919Cork (3)6-4 - 2-4DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
5.14 May 1922Dublin (1)4-9 - 4-3CorkCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
6.4 September 1927Dublin (2)4-8 - 1-3CorkCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
7.26 August 1928Cork (4)5-3 - 0-2DublinNowlan ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
8.28 September 1941Cork (5)5-11 - 0-6DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
9.6 September 1942Cork (6)2-14 - 3-4DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
10.3 September 1944Cork (7)2-13 - 1-2DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
11.7 September 1952Cork (8)2-14 - 0-7DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
12.30 June 2007Cork (9)3-20 - 0-15DublinParnell ParkAll-Ireland qualifier
13.12 July 2008Cork (10)1-17 - 0-15DublinPáirc Uí ChaoimhAll-Ireland qualifier
14.11 August 2013Cork (11)1-24 - 1-19DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
15.2 July 2016Cork (12)1-26 - 1-23DublinPáirc Uí RinnAll Ireland Qualifier
16.14 November 2020Cork (13)1-25 - 0-22DublinSemple StadiumAll Ireland Qualifier
17.1 August 2021[1]Cork (14)2-26 - 0-24DublinSemple StadiumAll Ireland Quarter-final

Junior
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1.4 July 1926Cork (1)5-6 - 1-00DublinThurles SportsfieldAll-Ireland final
2.18 September 1932Dublin (1)2-7 - 3-2CorkSt. Cronan's ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
3.31 August 1947Cork (2)4-10 - 2-5DublinThurles SportsfieldAll-Ireland home final
4.1 October 1950Cork (3)3-4 - 2-5DublinWalsh ParkAll-Ireland home final

Minor
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1.1 September 1929Cork1-8 - 3-2DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
2.27 October 1929Cork (1)7-6 - 4-0DublinCork Athletic GroundsAll-Ireland final replay
3.4 September 1938Cork (2)7-2 - 5-4DublinCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
4.4 August 2007Cork (3)2-10 - 0-13DublinO'Moore ParkAll-Ireland semi-final

References
  1. "All Ireland SHC QF: Cork defeat Dublin". GAA. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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