Offaly chief hits out at ‘bullyboy’ proposals

Offaly County Board chairman Pádraig Boland has branded the proposed changes to the Allianz Hurling Leagues as “bully boy tactics”.

Boland slammed plans aimed at enlarging Division 1A, claiming Cork’s relegation from the top tier last April is the reasoning behind the mooted restructuring.

The proposals, to be put to Central Council on Saturday, would see the All-Ireland finalists and Limerick returned to the top table, with Offaly, Wexford, Laois, Antrim, Carlow and Westmeath in Division 1B.