Women's All-Ireland SFC final/Armagh v Cork: Is this a foregone conclusion? Can Armagh possibly come to Croke Park and win the senior All-Ireland football title a mere 12 months after they first tasted success in the Junior ranks? There is some precedent here but not much. Perhaps buoyed on by the dominance of Connacht rivals Mayo, Galway won the junior title in 2002 before annexing the senior championship just two years later.

It took Monaghan four attempts after their junior success of 1992.

Cork had to wait 10 years to transform junior silverware into senior, and they don't seem overly interested in handing back the Brendan Martin Cup, especially with the double-double on the line.

When the camogie and football All-Ireland titles went to Cork in 2005, nobody imagined such levels of intensity would be maintained for another year.

With seven footballers also on the camogie panel surely the constant disruption with training and match commitments would take its toll.

"It's hugely disruptive because you can't really have a full training session because people obviously have to pull out," admitted Cork football captain Juliette Murphy this week.

"There is club, county championships in camogie and football as well so there are a lot of disruptions. But we have to put them behind us now and think positively."

And yet, the returning dual players - Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Mary O'Connor, Angela Walsh (are all starters), Catriona Foley, Elaine Riordan and Regina Curtin - at the very least bring a winning mentality to the camp.

"Last year when the girls won the camogie they were determined to add the football. I suppose achieving success like that gives you more desire to go on and try and achieve more. They have been tremendous.

"I suppose any player who divides their time like they have deserves the success they have gotten over the last couple of years."

Armagh are chasing their own piece of history. The first All-Ireland is always the sweetest. When one thinks of Armagh they think hard-hitting football. The woman's game is no different.

"They are very tight defenders and like any northern team they are going to be very hard to get by.

"They are very direct as well. We're not going to go out and counteract - just play our own game and try and stay away from them as much as possible.

"If we do that all we can ask for is 100 per cent commitment and hopefully a good performance on Sunday."