Jimmy Barry-Murphy upbeat as red-hot Cork find their range against Dublin

Dublin 1-20 Cork 0-34

Cork hit three points in the opening three minutes and never let up, tattooing 21 points in the 38 minutes of the first period. Dublin rallied after half-time with 1-12, but Cork hit 0-13 in reply and won comfortably. No wonder their manager was smiling.

“Our first-half display was excellent,” said Jimmy Barry-Murphy. “We got some great scores, and some of our teamwork, the way we worked the ball to get scores, was very encouraging. The players were very good tonight.