Will the psychological scars of the past unsettle Cork on Sunday?

AS post-match reactions go, it was more illuminating than most.

When the final whistle sounded in Páirc Uí Rinn on March 12, 2005, Cork had squeezed past Kerry by two points in a Munster U21FC quarter- final that had bristled with quality and energy. For the Rebels, who had suffered provincial minor final losses to their neighbours in the preceding two years, the result generated an outpouring of joy.

The win brought about the end of their hoodoo, erased any psychological hang-ups lingering from the minor grade and enabled them to strive forward to adult level with greater confidence.