Hurling Nation: Offaly have edge as Under-20s take centre-stage
The championship so far has given us days that would make hurling people want to live forever.
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The championship so far has given us days that would make hurling people want to live forever.
Offaly GAA chairman Michael Duignan says additional tickets for the county's All-Ireland U20 hurling championship final with Tipperary have been sent to their clubs and that he is hopeful they will bring almost 20,000 supporters to Saturday's game at Nowlan Park.
Before the sliothar was thrown in at Ballycran on Saturday both Down and Offaly knew their fates.
Offaly secured back-to-back Leinster Under-20 hurling titles with a hard fought three-point victory over Dublin in front of a huge crowd in Portlaoise.
Offaly upped the ante impressively in the second half to book their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup final with a round to spare in Tullamore on Sunday as they pulled away for a convincing and ultimately impressive win over Kerry.
Limerick ignited their Tailteann Cup challenge with a 2-10 to 0-08 victory over Offaly in their round two clash at Mick Neville Park in Rathkeale.
County senior Diarmuid O'Dulaing led the way as Dublin, a month after leaking four goals to Galway, turned the tables in remarkable fashion to secure a Leinster U-20 HC final clash with Offaly.
London had one of their greatest ever days as they roasted Offaly alive by 16 points at a sun-kissed Glenisk O'Connor Park