O'LEARY IS KEEN TO PROVE HOODOO DOESN'T MATTER

NIALL O LEARY says that Cork's poor All-Ireland semifinal record as Munster champions has no relevance ahead of Saturday's showdown with Dublin.

- PAT NOLAN

Cork haven't reached an All-Ireland final as provincial winners since way back in 2006 having lost the semi-finals of 2014, '17 and '18 while Munster kingpins, with their showpiece appearances in 2013, '21 and last year coming via the longer route.

However, with a large turnover of players in the Cork panel in recent seasons, O'Leary doesn't imagine there will be any carryover.

"I don't think so," he said. "I think we're a lot different team compared to them.