Seán Treacy drives Dublin to Leinster U21 success

Offaly 1-10 Dublin 2-15: Seán Treacy showed he could be a star of the future with a brilliant display as Dublin secured the Leinster title at O’Connor Park last night.

Defeats to Cork and Wexford in last Saturday’s senior qualifiers left both Offaly and Dublin searching for consolation in last night’s Leinster U21HC decider, but despite Offaly bursting out of the blocks with real intensity it was the Dubs who deservedly secured their place in next month’s All Ireland semi-final, Treacy grabbing 2-2.

A substantial crowd of 4,709 filed into the Tullamore venue, the vast majority of them hoping to see the home side win their first Leinster hurling title at any level for 16 years, and the early stages of the contest suggested the side that arrived at this decider through the easier side of the draw, beating Kildare and Carlow, might very well pull off a shock upset.