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<p>SEEDED: Cork and Kerry will be seeded in separate semi-finals in this autumn’s 2026 Munster senior football championship draw. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>

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Cork and Kerry will be seeded in separate semi-finals for 2026 Munster SFC

Eleven years ago, the Gaelic Players Association were integral in their squads protesting against what they perceived as the preferential treatment shown to Cork and Kerry.

<p>Tipperary's Eoghan Connolly navigates his way around several Cork hurlers. Pic: Bryan Keane/Inpho</p>

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Tipperary-Cork to commence 2026 Munster SHC round-robin

<p>Cork supporters celebrating the semi-final victory on Saturday. At the time of writing, seats are still available on the 12.25pm Cork-Dublin train, but it gets into the capital just 30 minutes before the All-Ireland final. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Trains to Dublin on All-Ireland final day sell out as Cork fans scramble for tickets

Louth v Clare - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

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Peter Keane: 'Seeding Cork and Kerry would be terrible for Munster Championship'

Cork v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2

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Munster set to seed Cork and Kerry in 2026 football championship

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Series National Launch

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Cian Lynch: Penalties no way to decide 'instinctive art form' like hurling

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Fogarty Forum: If players want replays, the GAA should bring them back

By not having a Munster SHC final replay, €1m was left on the table this year, but the money argument shouldn’t be the motivating factor for a second day.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Kieran Shannon: Limerick will be dead set on gaining furious vengeance on Cork

There’s hardly a prior triumvirate in the sport’s long history that can match Clare, Cork and Limerick.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Shane Kingston, Brian Hayes, Patrick Horgan and Shane Barrett celebrate 7/6/2025

Shane Barrett: 'We came up here with one mission: to win. A brilliant day for Cork hurling'

Saturday gone, though, topped the lot. Seven-in-a-row stopped. Cork’s first Munster success since 2018. His first Munster success full stop.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

'We're all fighting tooth and nail for the calls' - Ryan on half-time management clash with Walsh

“Look, in fairness to the referees that are there at the moment, they're all doing their best. They're all trying to do it in an honourable and straight way."

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Maurice Brosnan: How to win finals and influence referees

As clips started to emerge of victorious Cork players celebrating after their Munster SHC final victory over Limerick, the Rebels' tactics board, positioned just beneath their puckout plan, showed a curious arrangement.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Diarmuid Healy and manager Pat Ryan celebrate 7/6/2025

Pat Ryan: Cork will lean on those with experience to manage four-week break to semi-final

“I’d say everybody will be okay (injury-wise)," Cork manager Ryan said after Saturday's Munster final. "We'll be in a good position. Ger Millerick is three weeks in a brace, whatever length of time that is from the Waterford game to try and get him back into it but he should be ok.”

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Patrick Collins reacts during the game 7/6/2025

Patrick Collins: 'At the end of training we do a few penalties just for the craic, myself and the forwards'

"When you're going down to the Cork crowd and you get a bit of a cheer, it gives you a bit of a lift."

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

O’Mahony: 'If you’re an honest hurling man, you would say Limerick are still the team to beat'

Limerick remain the standard bearers for the 28-year-old.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: A night of vindication for Cork warriors but Limerick more dangerous than ever now

I got some real heat for my column here Saturday, and for fancying Limerick as strongly as I did, but much of that was based around the question of whether Cork could bring the heat required to topple Limerick?

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Diarmuid Healy celebrates 7/6/2025

Cork find their way through the Munster final madhouse

The Rebels ended Limerick's long run of Munster titles in a memorable finale.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

John Kiely 7/6/2025

Cork got 'rub of the green' with extra-time additional time, says Limerick boss John Kiely

“I thought we played exceptionally well, I thought we were the better team in extra-time,” said the Limerick boss.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Pat Ryan 7/6/2025

Pat Ryan: 'It was an honour for us to come up here and fight'

The Cork boss praised his side's effort in overturning the reigning Munster champions.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

Limerick v Cork: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster SHC final

Limerick are going for their seventh Munster title in a row while Cork will be hoping to upset the Treaty’s party looking for their first title since 2018.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Liam Sheedy: Kiely v Ryan: The battle for game plan supremacy

S Liam Sheedy: Kiely v Ryan: The battle for game plan supremacy

I know what it’s like as a manager when you are struggling in every position and Limerick are drowning you in waves. Everybody is just gasping for air and they are so good sometimes, your ship just goes down

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Rebel Inbetweeners: 'If you’re only satisfied with a Munster, you shouldn’t be there with Cork'

S Rebel Inbetweeners: 'If you’re only satisfied with a Munster, you shouldn’t be there with Cork'

Since Cork were dethroned as All-Ireland champions in 2006, they have contested six Munster finals, winning in 2014, 2017 and 2018.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Cork v Limerick - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Sportsguide: Munster SHC final, Leinster SHC final and URC semi-finals

It is another action packed weekend of sport with Limerick and Cork going head-to-head in the Munster SHC final, Kilkenny will face Galway in the Leinster SHC final and Leinster take on Glasgow Warriors in the URC semi-finals - all you need to know here.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1

S Enda McEvoy: Overflying Kyle Hayes, asphyxiating Cian Lynch in traffic on Cork must-do list

Sooner or later Micheál Donoghue’s new-model Galway will surprise us, and simultaneously not surprise us in the slightest, by flooring the favourites in a big match.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Patrick Collins 1/3/2025

Patrick Collins on Cork puckout pressure ahead of Limerick rematch in Munster championship

After a bruising defeat to Limerick, Cork’s Patrick Collins opens up on puckout criticism, pressure, and playing for redemption

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Limerick v Cork, Kilkenny take on Galway and Leinster welcome Glasgow Warriors

Your sport on TV this week: Limerick v Cork, Kilkenny take on Galway and Leinster welcome Glasgow Warriors

It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV this weekend with the Munster SHC final seeing Limerick take on Cork, in the Leinster SHC decider Kilkenny take on Galway while in the URC semi-final Leinster welcome Glasgow Warriors to Dubin - all you need to know here.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Clare v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final

John Kiely: In any other society, war would have broken out

Limerick hurling manager John Kiely said the four-week break to the All-Ireland semi-final which comes with winning the Munster title is "worth fighting for".

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Kerry v Cork - Electric Ireland Munster GAA Football Minor Championship Final

Kingdom braced for 'ultra defensive' Cavan - but early throw-in is a bonus

Both Kerry and Cork are prepping for All-Ireland MFC knockout action on Saturday in Portlaoise - the Kingdom facing Cavan and Cork facing Ulster champions and All-Ireland favourites Tyrone

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2

S Seánie McGrath: Cork flip-flopping symptomatic of how hurlers have divided opinion

Cian Lynch is a conundrum for Cork in the Munster final. It is far too simple to say follow him everywhere. That will only create problems elsewhere.

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

S Kieran Shannon: Cork winning a Munster title behind enemy lines would be extra special

You have to go back 50 years ago to when it was a pairing other than Cork beating Tipp in Thurles for a visiting side to have beaten a home one in a Munster final. That year, Cork beat Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Limerick v Clare - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5

John Kiely doesn't want jeopardy of Munster championship lost

The Limerick manager is in favour of stretching out season.

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Brian Hayes celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Patrick Horgan 25/5/2025

S Seánie McGrath: The Cork dressing room should be ravenous for Munster medals

Cork confidence will not have been fully restored by the victory over Waterford, but there has to be a contented air in training this week at having achieved two big goals.

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Ian Kenny dejected 5/5/2025

S Kieran Shannon: Waterford complaints have merit but Munster championship needs measure of brutality

Waterford manager Peter Queally complained on Sunday about his side not getting the opportunity to hurl into the summer. Their issue is not with the format but the schedule.

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Limerick v Clare - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5

S Kieran Shannon: The hurling gods decided all debts to Clare had been cleared

Whoever is over Clare next year will have to handle the inevitable transition wisely. Players cannot be allowed to retire en masse.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Cork v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5

Cork negotiate Waterford hurdle despite dodgy shooting

Cork got what they needed from the game against Waterford but Pat Ryan will hope it doesn’t rank anywhere close to his team’s best performance in this year’s championship.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Brian Lohan 25/5/2025

Brian Lohan: 'We were unlucky with injuries, and that’s just the way it is'

“The Munster Championship started maybe two or three weeks early for us.”

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Peter Queally reacts 25/5/2025

Waterford boss Queally questions referee decisions in defeat to Cork

The Waterford manager wants a change in championship structures to allow more hurling in the summer months.

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Cork v Waterford, All-Ireland SFC and Champions Cup final

Your sport on TV this week: Cork v Waterford, All-Ireland SFC and Champions Cup final

It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV with final round of the Munster SHC, the All-Ireland SFC and the Champions and Challenge Cup finals - all you need to know here.

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Waterford v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1

Cork v Waterford: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster SHC clash

It's round five of the Munster SHC and Cork are chasing a final spot.

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Wayne Quillinan reacts during the game 10/6/2023

Wayne Quillinan says Kerry and Cork the most disadvantaged counties in the country at minor level

'If you're in Connacht, Leinster, and Ulster, you have six or seven or eight games played at this stage. Cork and Kerry have two'

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

S Kieran Shannon: Humbling defeat might be no harm for Cork in the long run

Since the last straight knockout championship back in 1996, only four teams in either hurling or football have lost a championship game by double figures and still gone on to win either a provincial championship or the All-Ireland itself in the same year.

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Tony Kelly in action against Robert Doyle 10/5/2025

Liam Sheedy: What Tipperary management have done with Robert Doyle is 'off the charts'

Sheedy believes that reaching an All-Ireland semi-final would be real progress for Tipperary.

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Adam English celebrates after scoring his side's second goal of the match despite Seán O'Donoghue 18/5/2025

Adam English: Battle for places driving Limerick on

Limerick currently have 38 players available and John Kiely’s options are plentiful.

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Clare v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final

Limerick v Clare: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster SHC clash

Limerick at top of the table with one game to go.

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Shane Barrett and Tom Morrissey 18/5/2025

Fuelled on fury, Limerick's green machine rolls over Rebels

Limerick unleashed all the grievance stored since last July when Cork obliterated their five-in-a-row tilt

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Tipperary v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

Tipperary finally turn the page on a painful chapter

Sunday's victory over Waterford was Tipperary's first home championship win since 2019.

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Tipperary v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

Tipperary weather Waterford storm and seal progress with emphatic win

Tipperary have sealed a top three place in the Munster SHC and progress to the All-Ireland series.

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Limerick v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Sportsguide: All Ireland SFC, Munster SHC and PGA Championship

It is another action packed weekend of sport with the start of the All Ireland SFC, the Munster SHC continues and the second major of the year with the PGA Championship in Quail Hollow - all you need to know about sport on this weekend.

Sat, 17 May, 2025

Weekend previews: Kerry's Diarmuid O'Connor and Galway's Shane Walsh return to action for All-Ireland SFC first round

Weekend previews: Kerry's Diarmuid O'Connor and Galway's Shane Walsh return to action for All-Ireland SFC first round

The Munster SHC continues this weekend with another enthralling round of games.

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: All-Ireland SFC, FA Cup final and PGA Championship

Your sport on TV this week: All-Ireland SFC, FA Cup final and PGA Championship

It is another action packed weekend of sport with the All-Ireland SFC series kicking off, the men's and women's FA Cup finals and the PGA Championship - all you need to know about sport on TV this weekend.

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

Limerick v Cork: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster hurling clash

Limerick will be out to avenge their two defeats to Cork in last year's championship.

Thu, 15 May, 2025