John Maughan says Offaly won't be taking anything for granted against New York in next weekend's Tailteann Cup quarter-final.

Reacting to this morning's draw on RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland programme, the Offaly manager was excited about the prospect of facing the Exiles in Tullamore. New York, who gave Sligo a run for their money in their Connacht SFC first round clash in Gaelic Park last month, are due to fly into Dublin on Thursday morning and will stay in the Armagh area which is the home county of their manager Johnny McGeeney.

"We're looking forward to the fanfare and excitement of New York coming to Tullamore," Maughan said.

"I'm very, very happy to have a home game first of all. The Tailteann Cup is a great competition and we've two wins in it now, a good victory over Wicklow yesterday and last weekend down in Wexford. So we're delighted to be progressing in it.

“It would just be wonderful to get to Croke Park. We'll do our research on New York, we'll treat them with great respect. We're eagerly looking forward to the game."

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