Kingston happy hurt Cork players responded to stinging criticism 

"There was no argument with it, you deserve what you get"

Cork manager Kieran Kingston and Dublin manager Mattie Kenny after the game

Understandably, Cork manager Kieran Kingston was “much happier” with his team’s lively dismissal of Dublin in Semple Stadium, compared to their loss to Waterford the previous weekend.

“I thought our performance was really good, I thought the work rate was really good, the subs that we brought in gave us a lift. In a compacted championship like this you’re going from club championship to intercounty championship, so it takes a small while to get up to it.