Cork star Ian Maguire: 'Consistency has given us a huge psychological lift'

Cork midfield’s totem views promotion as a 'great launchpad' both for the championship around the corner and next year’s return to the League’s topflight

HANDS ON: Ian Maguire does his best to swipe the ball from Tyrone player Brian Kennedy's grasp during their Division 2 showdown in Omagh. Pic: Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile

Cork’s game-to-game consistency across this spring’s Division 2 League campaign has given the players a massive psychological lift, captain Ian Maguire has said.

Cork’s six league victories, from seven outings, is triple the number of wins from what they managed in the first year of John Cleary’s involvement back in 2022 and double the victory count from the subsequent 2023 and ‘24 spring editions.