Offaly lead from virtually start to finish at a rain sodden Parnell Park.
Dublin 0-8 Offaly 0-11 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park
Their 100% record so far under new manager Kearns means they are through to Sunday’s semi-final clash with Louth which will take place at Dowdallshill in the Wee County. Sean MacMahon, who came on against Kerry in last July’s All-Ireland semi-final, started in defence while Conor Tyrrell, Kevin Lahiff, Harry Ladd and 2021 Championship starter Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne got the nod too.
The conditions worsened as the evening wore on with incessant rain making handling particularly difficult. Worryingly for Offaly, Peter Cunningham, who impressed in last weekend’s five-point win over Wicklow, having missed all of the 2022 season due to army duty, came off with an apparent injury late in the first-half.
Greg McEneaney from the Skerries club pinched a tidy point and Colm Basquel opened his account for the evening with a converted free but Dublin needed more.
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