Cork blew Meath away as the Rebels eased their way into the All-Ireland SFC final on 16 September.
The Rebels led 0-08 to 0-06 after a poor first half, with forwards Donnacha O'Connor and Daniel Goulding impressing in the absence of the injured James Masters.
Meath went 22 minutes without scoring in the second half, allowing Cork to build up an unassailable lead of 1-15 to 0-08.
Kevin McMahon goaled for Cork on 51 minutes, and from there the result was never in doubt.
Cork: A Quirke; M Shields, G Canty, K O'Connor; N O'Leary, G Spillane, A Lynch; D Kavanagh (0-01), N Murphy (0-01); J Miskella (0-01), P O'Neill (0-01), K McMahon (1-02); D Goulding (0-02), M Cussen, D O'Connor (0-07, 3f).
Subs used: C McCarthy for Miskella (h-t); D Duggan for Shields (63 mins), K O'Sullivan for Goulding (64), E Cadogan for O'Leary (69), A Cronin for O'Neill (70).
Meath: B Murphy; C McGuinness, D Fay, N McKeigue; S Kenny, K Reilly, C King (0-01); M Ward, N Crawford; G Geraghty, J Donegan, P Byrne; S Bray (0-02), S O'Rourke (0-02), B Farrell (0-04, 3f).
Subs used: C Ward for Donegan (31 mins), C O'Connor for McGuinness (48), C McCarthy for Byrne (52), N McLoughlin for O'Rourke (60).
Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan).
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