Kevin Martin ‘quietly confident’ Offaly can also take Limerick

Dublin 1-15 Offaly 2-25: Kevin Martin reckons resurgent Offaly can be ‘quietly confident’ of keeping their winning run going at the expense of old rivals Limerick.

Ex-All-Ireland winner Martin enjoyed a thrilling start to his competitive reign on Saturday with Shane Dooley’s 1-5, on the occasion of his 100th Offaly appearance, sealing a shock 13-point win against their Dublin hosts.

Pat Gilroy was clearly experimenting in his first league game in charge of Dublin, handing first spring starts to eight players while ex-All-Stars Liam Rushe, Peter Kelly and Danny Sutcliffe were missing.