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Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

Ahead of Sunday’s Division 1 showdown, we take a look back at some of the most famous encounters between the two rivals.

DUBLIN VERSUS CORK. The Jacks versus the Rebels. The country’s capital versus “the real capital.”

It may not have the history or the intensity of one of the more localised provincial rivalries but there’s no denying that there is a little bit of an extra edge when these two sides come together.

We take a look back at some of the most iconic moments from the past 30 years.

Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork
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  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Dublin fans descend on Pairc Ui Chaoimh for the 1983 All-Ireland semi-final replay. The journey was worth the effort as Dublin won by 4-15 to 2-10 in front of a crowd of 43,433.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Cork's Barry Coffrey rises ahead of Timmy O'Driscoll to claim possession in the 1987 National Football League quarter-final. With scores level at the end of 70 minutes, Cork refused to play extra-time and headed "for the train." With the referee in attendance, Dublin played on by themselves, launching the ball to Barney Rock to score the winning goal into an empty net.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Jimmy Kerrigan beats Dublin's Tommy Carr to the ball in the 1989 National Football League final.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    A break in play during the 1989 National Football League final allows Dublin's Barney Rock to remind Jimmy Kerrigan that he's got him under his thumb.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    The Cork team look on as Dave Barry prepares to take a free-kick in the 1989 All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park. The Rebels' 2-10 to 1-9 victory saw them into a third successive All-Ireland final where they went on to beat Mayo and claim Sam for the fifth time.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Paul Clarke and Keith Galvin celebrate Dublin's 1-12 to 0-12 victory in the 1995 All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Shane Ryan of Dublin and Mark O'Sullivan of Cork collide during the sides' 1999 National Football League meeting.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    The Rebels line up for last season's National Football League game in Pairc Ui Rinn. Cork won the game by 2-13 to 2-6.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    Daniel Goulding throws the ball past Stephen Cluxton in last year's All-Ireland semi-final but his effort is rightly ruled out by the umpires.
  • Life through a lens: Dublin versus Cork

    A Dublin fan can't bear to look as Cork's Donncha O'Connor comes up to kick a last-minute free in the 2010 All-Ireland semi-final. The Corkman scored, putting his side into the lead for the first time in the game and winning a place in the final.

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