A DEFEAT won t prove fatal but Offaly senior hurlers certainly have a major point to prove when they travel to Belfast today (Saturday) for their Joe McDonagh C.
Antrim 3-22 Offaly 2-24 A GUTTED Offaly had a morale boosting win snatched from their finger tips when an Antrim goal deep in injury time denied them in the Joe.
UNDER no illusions about the challenge that Antrim in particular will present, Offaly senior hurling manager, Michael Fennelly still has his sights set on winni.