Job done but Ben O'Connor accepts Galway style has proved difficult for Cork

It was a visibly relaxed Ben O’Connor that offered his perspective following a comfortable 26-point quarter-final winning margin over Offaly.

Cork manager Ben O'Connor after the win over Offaly, Pic: ©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon

Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 - 19:39

Therese O’Callaghan

Unscathed from their narrow Munster final defeat, it was a case of making hay while the sun shone in FBD Semple Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Cork smoothly negotiated their way into an All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final against Galway on Saturday week in Croke Park (3.30pm).

It was a visibly relaxed Ben O’Connor that offered his perspective following a comfortable 26-point quarter-final winning margin over Offaly.