Ian Maguire: ‘Cleary ate us at half-time and rightly so’

What happened in that first half? Cork took 19 minutes to score from play. After half an hour Fermanagh led by four before a late burst had the margin at two by the turnaround.

Ian Maguire and Ronan McCaffrey of Fermanagh.

Despite recent defeats against Louth and Cavan Ian Maguire knew Cork’s performances weren’t cause for major concern. That wasn’t the case at half-time in Ederney last Sunday, however.

“To be fair, Fermanagh were dominant in the first half so we could have no complaints,” Maguire explains.