Hanniffy keeps faith as Offaly plan shock treatment on Déise

THERE was a lot of surprise in hurling circles last Saturday evening when Offaly defeated favourites Limerick on an impressive 3-19 to 0-17 scoreline, and on their home patch in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

But the result came as no surprise to the players, according to midfielder Rory Hanniffy.

“It wasn’t a hit-and-hope day out for us. We felt we had a great chance, though, looking back on our record over the last few years it was understandable people were expecting us to lose.”