Seven year itch for Mooney, another prayer for the Faithful

BARRY MOONEY remembers how it used to be when he joined the Offaly panel seven years ago.

Back then they were Leinster champions and in the youngster’s first league campaign Tommy Lyons took them from the depths of Division Four all the way to the National League title.

Of course, the structure of the competition was very different in those days. Derry were the league specialists in the 1990s, but on a cold, wet April day in Croke Park Offaly outfought them to take the title.