Chris Óg Jones, Dara Sheedy, and Mark Cronin were the remaining Cork players to stretch the home advantage from distance. Scorers for Cork: C Óg Jones (1-9, 2tp); S Sherlock (0-10, 2tps, tp free, 0-1 ‘45); M Cronin (0-4, tp); L Fahy (tp), D Sheedy (tp, 0-3 each); T Walsh, P Walsh (0-1 each). Scorers for Kildare: B McCormack (0-4, 2tps); J Robinson (1-1, 0-1 free); A Beirne (tp, 0-1 free), D Kirwan (0-3 each); B Gibbons (1-0); B Loakman (tp), C Dalton C Moran (0-2 each); B McLoughlin (free), C Bolton (0-1 each). CORK: P Doyle; M Shanley, D O’Mahony, S Brady; B O’Driscoll, T Walsh, L Fahy; C O’Callaghan, I Maguire; P Walsh, D Sheedy, S McDonnell; M Cronin, C Óg Jones, S Sherlock. KILDARE: C Burke; H O’Neill, B Byrne, R Burke; L Kelly, P Spillane, E Lawlor; C Bolton, D Kirwan; S Doran, K Feely, C Dalton; C Moran, B McLoughlin, B Loakman.

Source: Irish Examiner March 14, 2026 20:29 UTC