Kingston: Cork players 'affected' by criticism that followed Limerick loss

Cork’s manager Kieran Kingston

Cork manager Kieran Kingston has claimed his players were "affected" by the negative criticism that followed their loss to Limerick in the opening stages of Sunday's Munster SHC defeat to Clare.

Insisting Cork lost the game “in the first 20 minutes”, Kingston believed the team were impacted by the fallout which followed their 11-point reverse against Limerick in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last month.