"After the Munster final, it was time to reset and drive on"
June 25, 2026
Cork's Eoin Downey and Sean O'Donoghue celebrate against Limerick ©INPHO/James Crombie
Cork wing back Eoin Downey says there’s no point in dwelling on the past when it comes to the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.
After their late defeat to rivals Limerick in the Munster SHC three weeks ago, the Rebels bounced back emphatically on Sunday by dishing out a 25-point hammering in Offaly in Thurles.
The result sees the Leesiders now a win away from returning to the Liam MacCarthy Cup decider, with Galway standing in their way and Downey says that the July 4th showdown at Croke Park is all the players are focused on at the moment.
“Look, at the end of the day, it's only a match in the past, you can't change what happened in the Munster final,” the Glen Rovers clubman told EchoLive.ie.
“I think fellas like to talk about the past a lot – fellas talk about the All-Ireland final from last year for no reason, it’s done, no point talking about it.
“After the Munster final, it was time to reset and drive on and likewise today, we move on to the Galway game.”
He added: “We do the same thing with this game that we did for the Munster final. We go in, assess it, take the positives and negatives and just drive on, just forget about it.”
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