Eoghan Cormican: Cork empire strikes back, and just about stays standing

A seven-week gap followed Cork's early elimination from the Munster championship. Seven weeks that ultimately reshaped their season.

Cork's Sorcha McCartan played the All-Ireland camogie final against Galway with a broken finger. Pic: ©INPHO/Grace Halton

Hung on. Held on. Not quite in haunted territory, to borrow from their own Cork vernacular, but not far off such a conclusion either.

The empire struck back and then the empire just about stayed upright.