Offaly 2-21 Meath 0-19 THE result was all that mattered for Offaly as they got their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign up and running with an easy win over a very medio.
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.
ONLY a point down with 12 minutes remaining Offaly were finally undone by a late Clare blitz, which gave them a flattering 16 point victory over the home side a.