There is no margin for error in the hurling leagueTHE near imperative in the National Hurling League is that you win your home games, all the more so when you have just two of the five games in your own backyard which is the case with Cork. Division 1A of the hurling league is a right battleground, six fairly evenly matched teams and only four making it to the knockout stages. Of course, if you fail to reach the top four in the hurling league you can reinvent yourself in the Munster and All-Ireland championships. One thing is for sure, though, there will be a greater spring in the step of Offaly hurling this week. There probably isn’t a management team in the country that has set their sights firmly on winning the national league.

Source: Evening echo February 01, 2018 15:56 UTC