The Faithful beat Dublin on Wednesday to secure the Leinster U20 championship crown to set up All-Ireland title decider
to end before invading O’Moore Park. Twice they rushed the pitch in scenes that were one part joyous, one part alarming. On the third occasion, after full-time was officially sounded, thousands more came streaming out to get the afterparty started.
The following weekend, half a dozen of Leo O’Connor’s Under-20s will be part of the senior panel that takes on Laois in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.Joe Canning: The consequences of another hiding for Tipperary don’t bear thinking aboutCiarán Murphy: A golden age dawns for that GAA permutation-lover in your life
Few understand where Offaly have come from, and where they want to go, quite like O’Connor. Exactly 30 years ago he played for Limerick in the 1994 All-Ireland senior final, which Offaly won. Limerick rebuilt in the meantime and are the established force now while Offaly fell badly off the pace.“It’s Offaly, that’s what we’re talking about, we’re not talking about the under-20s, or the senior team – it’s Offaly,” said O’Connor. “And it’s about getting back up. I went through this with Limerick.
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