How Ian Maguire kicked on and found his shooting boots

Cork’s Ian Maguire signals for a point against Clare. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Ian Maguire is the first to admit that his shooting wouldn’t be the strongest card in his deck.

For so long, the Cork midfielder’s natural instinct after one of his trademark carries deep into the opposition half was to offload to the nearest red shirt when time came to pull the trigger.