Kieran Kingston: Cork 'trying to get there, bit by bit'

It was during a post-match interview following the shock championship defeat to Wexford, the county’s first in 60 years, where Kieran Kingston expressed the belief that Cork hurling was in a “good place”.

They weren’t too many who shared this sentiment and truth be told, it was impossible to see where the Cork manager was coming from. 2016 had been nothing if not an annus horribilis for Cork

hurling. Five consecutive league defeats.