Overview

• Horgan confirmed his decision on social media, stepping away from inter-county hurling at age 37 after Cork’s All-Ireland final loss to Tipperary in July.
• He leaves as the championship’s all-time leading scorer with 32-683 (779) and the league’s with 26-674 (758).
• Across 18 seasons since his 2008 debut, he won four Munster titles, four All-Star awards and helped Cork lift this year’s Allianz Hurling League.
• The announcement follows Cork’s managerial change, with Pat Ryan departing and former team-mate Ben O’Connor taking charge.
• He remains central to Glen Rovers, having hit 2-9 in a recent county quarter-final, and he publicly thanked his family, club and employers Dulux Paints Ireland and Blackwater Motors.