GAA: Cork looks good for the title

It was hard at times in Pairc Ui Caoimh to escape the feeling that you were a victim of the current fad of nostalgia. So striking were the parallels with the National League final that this match could almost have been titled, "I love 1999."

Back then a Dublin team with a bit of a buzz surrounding them came Southwards and revealed that hype and reality didn’t match up. Their conquerors, then as now, were a Cork team who used the victory as a springboard to a memorable championship campaign which fell just short of being a successful one.