14-man Cork hold off Royal fightback to make it four wins out of four

Cork 1-23 (1-3-17) Meath 1-21 (1-2-17)

There is no point at all in playing this down. While we won’t make any grand pronouncements regarding promotion and a first return to Division 1 after 10 years away, you just cannot overstate the importance of this Cork victory.

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