Offaly 1-17
Laois 0-15
OFFALY OVERCAME THE second-half dismissal of Joey O’Connor to see off Laois at O’Connor Park in Tullamore this afternoon in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.
Having lost comprehensively against Clare in last weekend’s opener, the five-point win could be crucial for Offaly in the battle to avoid relegation.
However, it’s a second consecutive defeat for Laois, who now face a hugely difficult task to avoid the drop. Cheddar Plunkett’s side were beaten at home to Kerry seven days ago.
Things were looking good for Laois in the early stages of the second-half. With the wind at their backs and the scores level, Offaly were reduced to 14 men when O’Connor was shown a straight red card for lashing out at Ciaran Collier.
But the sending-off only served to rally the home side and they kicked on impressively, with young Liam Langton’s debut goal sealing the win as the game entered added time.
Offaly had the aid of a strong wind in the first-half but they failed to make the most of it. Shane Dooley led the way for the Faithful County with six first-half points, including an outstanding effort from play late in the opening period.
But Laois stayed within touching distance, with two frees from goalkeeper Enda Rowland ensuring that the gap was just three points at the break — Offaly 0-9 Laois 0-6.
PJ Scully’s free brought the teams level in the 40th minute before Joey O’Connor was given his marching orders. At that stage, Laois had their tails up but Offaly responded brilliantly to O’Connor’s red card as a brace of points from Dooley put them back ahead.
Laois sprung Willie Hyland and Zane Keenan from the bench in a bid to chase the win and although the pair chipped in with three points between them, Offaly remained in the ascendancy.
Liam Langton, who was Offaly’s Minor Hurler of the Year in 2015, put the result beyond doubt in his first senior inter-county appearance with a 70th-minute goal.
Scorers for Offaly: Shane Dooley 0-12 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), Liam Langton 1-0, Paddy Murphy 0-2, Joey O’Connor, Shane Kinsella and Colin Egan 0-1 each.
Scorers for Laois: PJ Scully 0-5 (0-3f), Stephen Maher 0-3, Ross King, Enda Rowland and Zane Keenan 0-2 each, Willie Hyland 0-1.
Offaly
1. James Dempsey
2. Niall Wynne
3. Chris McDonald
19. Sean Gardiner
5. Pat Camon
6. Dan Kelleher
7. Dermot Shortt
8. Sean Ryan
9. Joey O’Connor
10. Shane Kinsella
11. Colin Egan
12. Paddy Murphy
13. Shane Dooley
14. Joe Bergin
15. James Mulrooney
Laois
1. Enda Rowland
17. Tom Delaney
3. Darren Maher
4. Cahir Healy
5. Leigh Bergin
6. Neil Foyle
7. Ryan Mullaney
8. Matthew Whelan
22. Ross King
10. Ciaran Collier
11. Stephen Maher
12. Patrick Purcell
13. Dwane Palmer
14. Willie Dunphy
15. PJ Scully
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Best news this week so far.
@Charles Malone: depends what it is replaced by. If it is terrestrial TV, great. If its a GAA Go style model, where you pay €10-15 euro per match, then the bickering is about to go through the ceiling.
Be careful what you wish for. Not all change is good.
Could now be the time for a national provider to just have a sports only channel, having weekly highlights and preview shows, including the live games. When live sport is not on, show other games from previous years such as past finals or club games, highlights, best clips of the weeks, interviews etc. The opportunities could be endless and not just limited to GAA.
@Kieran Dorgan: go get elected dude
@Kieran Dorgan: the bill could also be endless and I don’t think a good move, it would be great, but just the cost for something that people would genuinely watch could be high.
@Kieran Dorgan: IT would be like Reeling in the Years for GAA fans
Great to see the end of that partnership ! The GAA has done the right thing !
@Paul Power: maybe, but there is no quarantee that Rte will cover the games that Sky would have covered
@Stephen Cowley: I’d actually say that RTE won’t get it. Some streaming service provider more than likely
@Paul Power: it’s actually terrible news…nobody will invest and we’ll end up paying for another stupid streaming service to watch games.
@Andy O’B: Yeah, people think it was Sky who stopped other Irish broadcasters from showing the games when it was TV3 themselves who walked away from the rights in 2013
@Paul Power: now if only they can sort out the angry parents…all we be good
@Paul Power: you think the GAA made this call?
@Padraic Burke: i think the GAA did make this call !
When greed meets greed.
@Niall Mac An Airchinnigh: That makes no sense.
Not sure why people are assuming RTE, or any other FTA broadcaster, is just going to pick up the Sky games.
In theory they could end up on GAAGO or some other similar service
I think RTE and Virgin media should share the rights. Lot’s off elderly fan’s don’t or can afford sky for years. So both Irish channels should bang your head and get into partnership.
@Simon Dwyer: not just the elderly either who can’t afford sky sports anymore
@Simon Dwyer: you need to use a better auto translate service
@Simon Dwyer: What should happen for the greater good will never actually happen in a capitalist society. The rights will be sold to the highest bidder and you’ll be peddled some nonsense about how locking games behind a streaming service is actually great news for the GAA.
I guess the Sky is no longer the limit of the GAA’s ambition
Al jazeera for sure
Back to only dublin and kerry games on tv and 5 seconds of highlights.
Can’t see RTE picking up the games Sky have dropped. They will go OTT. A real shame and just a money spinner
Does that mean we’ll actually be able to see GAA matches on our own national channels? Amazing!!!!!
@Anna Carr: No, far from it. I can’t see RTE wanting to extend their courage, and I doubt TG4 have the budget considering their excellent underage coverage. VM is a possibility depending on whether they think it’s worth it.
They could just end up on an OTT service like many sports rights these days
@Brian Burke: Dammit… Thanks for the info anyway :)
@Anna Carr: More live GAA games on free to air TV then ever in the history of the GAA but don’t let facts get in the way.
No mention of the diaspora who the GAA said it was selling it’s soul for..it’s the poor older people who never even heard of sky who were denied the chance to see their county team play in the all Ireland series..so much for grassroots…a money grab …nothing more nothing less !!!.
I wonder if their will be a push to find another UK wide broadcaster for Irish communities in Britain!
@Craig Williamson: GAAGo exists now the landscape is very different. This will only improve that service as well currently you can’t access any games where Sky has exclusive UK broadcasting rights. So no All Ireland finals or semi finals on top of a bunch of others.
An unintended consequence of the shortened season. Also “puke football” not attractive to Sky audiences.
@Leonard O’mahony: yeah, thoughts and prayers for those in the UK who said “Lets give this Gaelic Football a look” only to end up watching a low scoring Ulster football match or a whitewash in another province”…..
@John Murphy: Some great games in Ulster this year.
The grab all association meets the grab even more association!
@Paul Owens: 75 million for an average Premier player grab that ?
@Paul Owens: this is the problem with the gaa …im not a gaa support but they always seem to think short term..next tick sale’s… again im not into the gaa at all but it seems to be very political at the top.. kind of an old boys club that resist Chang … that’s just an outsider’s view from reading media…but surely they have the money and no how to produce and broadcast themselves…long term it has to bring in revenue?
@Patrick Malone: Not sure what u mean to be honest,,money in soccer is madness at the top alright but it is the world’s national sport,,gaa is just well ..gaa
@Paul Owens: Do mean the association that pumps millions into the Irish economy and saves the Irish economy millions,on sky,don’t pay for it if you don’t want it.
BEIN Sports no doubt
Amazon Prime perhaps
@Kevin Kilroy: Christy Rings of Power
Gaa are a big enough out fit .. they should produce and broadcast themselves.. buy time on stations…if RTE take it it will become an absolute mess and the first thing they will say is we need to up the license to fund it
@Dave Ryan: Look at the GAA accounts,they publish it every year for everyone to see.
Great news. Wonder will Fuzzy Media (AKA Virgin Media) go for it?
Thank God. Please let RTE do the same .
Well, gonna be less games on TV now as no chance RTE will pick up extra games. Virgin Media may jump in but I’d say they would want full rights as wouldn’t be worth it to them otherwise
Sky IMO had much better analysis than RTE.
It’s time for the GAA to invest in GAA GO, I’d happily pay a subscription monthly if it includes all national League, championship and intercounty games when possible
Over continues the conversation, Out ends it. Their mutually exclusive. Rodger Maurice
I’m sure Sky wanted everything their way
DAZN material
Maybe Virgin will take it. The Gaa has to jake up the lost revenue from somewhere.