Kelleher: Dubs can learn from Offaly’s example

SURPRISING fact: since their breakthrough year of 1981, in All-Ireland hurling titles won, Offaly are joint second with Cork, on four.

It's an imposing statistic for Dublin, who won the last of their six titles in 1938, in Sunday's Leinster SHC semi-final in Croke Park. But not one that first-year Dublin manager Humphrey Kelleher is unduly fazed by.

"Twenty-three years ago, Offaly were at the same level as we're at now, and look what they've achieved since. We know we're being discounted but we're going out to win, have no doubt about that. We've already beaten Offaly and Wexford, the two teams left in the Leinster championship with ourselves, this year, so we won't be intimidated. What we have to get right now is our mental approach, have the belief that we can do the business."