# Cork–Dublin hurling rivalry

The Cork-Dublin rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Dublin, who first played each other in 1895. The fixture has been an irregular one due to both teams playing in separate provinces. Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Dublin's home ground is Parnell Park, however, most of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Cork are regarded as one of the "big three" of hurling, with Kilkenny and Tipperary completing the trio, Dublin are ranked joint fifth in the all-time roll of honour and have enjoyed sporadic periods of dominance at various stages throughout the history of the championship. The two teams have won a combined total of 36 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles.
As of 2022 Cork and Dublin have met seventeen times in the hurling championship where Cork hold the upper hand with fourteen victories to Dublin's two triumphs.

## Roots
### History

Meetings between Cork and Dublin have been rare throughout the history of the championship, however, there have been some periods of dominance with more frequent clashes. Between 1919 and 1928 Cork and Dublin dominated the championship. The teams clashed in four All-Ireland finals, with both sides recording two victories each. Again, between 1941 and 1944 Cork and Dublin met in three All-Ireland finals in four years. Cork dominated the championship during this era, winning a record-setting four All-Ireland titles in succession.

## Statistics

Up to date as of 2023 season
| Team | All-Ireland | Provincial | National League | Total |
| Cork | 30 | 54 | 14 | 98 |
| Dublin | 6 | 24 | 3 | 33 |
| Combined | 36 | 78 | 17 | 131 |

## Notable moments

* Cork 5-20 : 2-0 Dublin (24 March 1895 at Clonturk Park) - The very first championship clash between Cork, represented by Blackrock, and Dublin, represented by Rapparees, was the delayed 1894 All-Ireland final. Cork entered the game in search of history by becoming the first team to win three successive All-Ireland championships, while Dublin received a bye to the final as they faced no opposition in Leinster. A day of wind, rain and hail saw Cork play a defensive game. A half-time score of 2-5 to 2-0 was not enough for Dublin as Cork played with a strong wind in the second half. Dublin were held scoreless as Cork recorded a further 3-15 in the second half.
* Dublin 4-8 : 1-3 Cork (4 September 1927 at Croke Park) - Reigning All-Ireland champions Cork were confident of retaining their title as they faced Dublin in the All-Ireland final. The team contained household names and some of the greatest hurlers ever to play the game, while the Dublin team was made up entirely of non-Dublinmen. Goalkeeper Tommy Daly gave an inspirational display and at half-time Dublin were ahead by 2-3 o 0-1. The writing was on the wall as Dublin went on to dominate the second-half and secure only their second ever victory over Cork.

## All-time results
### Legend

* Cork win
* Dublin win
* Drawn game

### Senior

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 24 March 1895 | Cork (1) | 5-20 - 2-0 | Dublin | Clonturk Park | All-Ireland final |
| 2. | 3 July 1904 | Cork | 1-7 - 1-7 | Dublin | Tipperary | All-Ireland home final |
| 3. | 17 July 1904 | Cork (2) | 2-6 - 0-1 | Dublin | Tipperary | All-Ireland home final replay |
| 4. | 21 September 1919 | Cork (3) | 6-4 - 2-4 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 5. | 14 May 1922 | Dublin (1) | 4-9 - 4-3 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 6. | 4 September 1927 | Dublin (2) | 4-8 - 1-3 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 7. | 26 August 1928 | Cork (4) | 5-3 - 0-2 | Dublin | Nowlan Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 8. | 28 September 1941 | Cork (5) | 5-11 - 0-6 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 9. | 6 September 1942 | Cork (6) | 2-14 - 3-4 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 10. | 3 September 1944 | Cork (7) | 2-13 - 1-2 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 11. | 7 September 1952 | Cork (8) | 2-14 - 0-7 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 12. | 30 June 2007 | Cork (9) | 3-20 - 0-15 | Dublin | Parnell Park | All-Ireland qualifier |
| 13. | 12 July 2008 | Cork (10) | 1-17 - 0-15 | Dublin | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | All-Ireland qualifier |
| 14. | 11 August 2013 | Cork (11) | 1-24 - 1-19 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 15. | 2 July 2016 | Cork (12) | 1-26 - 1-23 | Dublin | Páirc Uí Rinn | All Ireland Qualifier |
| 16. | 14 November 2020 | Cork (13) | 1-25 - 0-22 | Dublin | Semple Stadium | All Ireland Qualifier |
| 17. | 1 August 2021 | Cork (14) | 2-26 - 0-24 | Dublin | Semple Stadium | All Ireland Quarter-final |

### Junior

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 4 July 1926 | Cork (1) | 5-6 - 1-00 | Dublin | Thurles Sportsfield | All-Ireland final |
| 2. | 18 September 1932 | Dublin (1) | 2-7 - 3-2 | Cork | St. Cronan's Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 3. | 31 August 1947 | Cork (2) | 4-10 - 2-5 | Dublin | Thurles Sportsfield | All-Ireland home final |
| 4. | 1 October 1950 | Cork (3) | 3-4 - 2-5 | Dublin | Walsh Park | All-Ireland home final |

### Minor

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 1 September 1929 | Cork | 1-8 - 3-2 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 2. | 27 October 1929 | Cork (1) | 7-6 - 4-0 | Dublin | Cork Athletic Grounds | All-Ireland final replay |
| 3. | 4 September 1938 | Cork (2) | 7-2 - 5-4 | Dublin | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 4. | 4 August 2007 | Cork (3) | 2-10 - 0-13 | Dublin | O'Moore Park | All-Ireland semi-final |