Horgan points the way as ring-rusty Cork come through Offaly test

Just six points separated Cork from Offaly at the beginning of the final quarter and, at that stage, the 18-point handicap slapped on Cork by bookmakers seemed generous.

MARKSMAN: Cork's Patrick Horgan shoots to score his side's third goal. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach, Sportsfile

All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Cork 4-25 Offaly 3-19 

Victory for Cork in Tullamore and an All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Dublin next weekend secured, just about as everyone expected, but this was a nervy afternoon in the midlands.