There was a lovely moment this week in the wake of Shinrone s historic win in the Offaly Senior Hurling Final last Sunday. Shinrone won their first ever Senior .
ALONG with Rahan, Shinrone holds the unwanted distinction of being one of two parishes in Offaly who have never won a senior championship. They now find themsel.
Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-19 Shinrone/Ballyskenagh-Killavilla 1-11 IT could have been a lot closer on the scoreboard and it could have went down to the wire but in.
Impressive Offaly go on rampage after stuttering start
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A SENSATIONAL 1-15 without reply after a very sluggish start saw Offaly steamroll their way into the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Newbridge today.
Westmeath s shock win over Dublin means Offaly play them next Sunday in the Leinster minor hurling semi final, probably in Mullingar.
Offaly 1-18
Kildare 0-9
Finding themselves 0-4 to 0-1 behind after twelve minutes, it looked like it could be one of those days for Offaly. They started so badly, struggling to find any momentum and with their touch and intensity well below the levels reached in their impressive first round win over Laois – Kildare were clearly the better side early on and it looked like they might be able to repeat last year s win over Offaly.