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.

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.

Cork dominated the championship during this era, winning a record-setting four All-Ireland titles in succession.