Éamonn Fitzmaurice: We have to play at top of our ability

With Kerry having temporarily abandoned the McGrath Cup and Cork mired in Division 2 of the league, meetings between the two counties have become sporadic of late.

This evening’s Munster final will be just the second championship collision of Cork and Kerry since the 2015 replayed provincial decider. Moreover, there’s been only one league game between them during that period — the 2016 fixture in Tralee where the hosts condemned the visitors to Division 2 football.

Just for a bit of context: Between 2001 and 2009, Cork and Kerry met 18 times in championship, but from 2010 to the present day, that number has halved.