Shane Barrett: We'll remember Saturday for the rest of our careers

Cork remain the sole county in the short history of the Munster round-robin to finish in the top-three from a midway position of zero points two games in. That was 2022.

ON TO THURLES; Shane Barrett of Cork in action against Seán Finn of Limerick. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Backs to the wall. No room left for mistakes or manoeuvre. It’s a position that suits Cork just fine.

They find clarity amid the uncomfortable. They find an escape route when cornered by pressure and the four-in-a-row All-Ireland champions.