Brian Gavin: Offaly's sense of grievance is justified

LAST MINUTE: Tipperary’s Paddy McCormack flicks the ball into the net in injury time. Pic: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

I won’t deny this is one of the most difficult columns I’ve had to put together since I began with the Irish Examiner in 2018.

For Offaly’s minor hurlers to lose yesterday’s All-Ireland final in the manner they did was utterly heartbreaking. What a group of young men they are and I hope and pray their futures are as bright as the days they have given us supporters this summer.