Cooney: ‘It wasn’t pretty but it was all about the result’

THEY didn’t need to be told that this was far from an impressive performance but, after the trauma of their last visit to Croke Park, Offaly were content enough to leave HQ with the victory in the bag.

Last summer, Kevin Kilmurray’s side led Laois by six points at half time in the Leinster Championship but allowed their neighbours slip by them to the finish line with an horrendous second-half performance.

They were half a dozen points to the good again yesterday before having to withstand another surge after the interval. But this surge they weathered.