▁F ent on ▁( 0 - 7 ) ▁and ▁Tony ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁( 0 - 6 ) ▁were ▁the ▁chief ▁sc or ers ▁for ▁C ork , ▁and ▁they ▁did ▁the ▁main ▁damage ▁when ▁Off aly ▁f aded ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter . ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁kept ▁Jimmy ▁Barry - M ur phy ▁sc or eless ▁( ens uring ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁nominated ▁for ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁first ▁All ▁Star ▁Award ▁that ▁Aut umn ). ▁Non eth eless , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁som ber ▁and ▁down cast ▁Off aly ▁panel ▁that ▁depart ed ▁Sem ple ▁Stadium . ▁Their ▁County ▁saw ▁things ▁differently . ▁" W EL CO ME ▁HO ME ▁TO ▁O FF AL Y ' S ▁O WN ▁H ER O ES ", ▁ran ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Trib une ' s ▁b anner ▁head line ▁over ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁thr ong ed ▁and ▁appreci ative ▁Em m ett ▁Square ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁Re - capt uring ▁the ▁Mc Car thy ▁Cup , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁The ▁disappoint ments ▁of ▁Off aly ' s ▁previous ▁three ▁campaign s , ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁continued ▁belief ▁of ▁their ▁supp or ters , ▁made ▁for ▁an ▁un common ▁determ ination ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁the ▁Mc Car thy ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Even ▁so , ▁they ▁nearly ▁lost ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Championship ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June , ▁which ▁ended ▁Off aly