Long way round for Hogan

EARLY in 1991, Ken Hogan came home from training one evening to find visitors from Offaly who wanted him to coach their team.

Brian Whelehan, Declan Pilkington and Gary Cahill of Birr, in fact. Some visitors. Some team.

“They had a mid-term crisis and I ended up training them. We won the county — their first since 1971 — and went on to play Kiltormer in the All-Ireland club final.”