 This victory paved the way for an All-Ireland final meeting with Galway.Galway were favourites against a Cork team seen as being in decline, however, on the day 4 Cork goals, one from John Fenton, two from Tomás Mulcahy and one from Kevin Hennessy, helped Cork to a 4–13 to 2–15 victory.In 1990 McDonnell was a selector with the Cork minor hurling team that secured the Munster title following a 1–9 to 0–9 defeat of Clare.