Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Cork haven’t kicked on from last year. Yet...

Brian Hurley’s cameo yesterday best summed up Cork’s performance

Cork's Luke Connolly kicks a point against Clare at Cusack Park in Ennis. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Prior to a ball being kicked this weekend Division 2 South was on our minds as so many permutations were possible.

As it turned out, Kildare and Clare topped the Division and get to look up rather than down in a fortnight. Cork won in Ennis yesterday but the home side did enough over the three games to deservedly get a shot at getting into the Division 2 league final, and more importantly an opportunity to secure promotion to Division 1. Mayo are in good form though, but at least they have the guarantee of being in Division 2 next year, something Cork still have to earn.