Wallace becomes first casualty of Championship

The Offaly County Board management committee last night voted to remove Stephen Wallace as manager of the senior footballers.

Following a review, members of the group decided to part ways with the Kerry native and his management team following this past weekend’s Leinster SFC first-round defeat to Wicklow.

We have relieved Stephen Wallace of his duties,” county chairman Tommy Byrne told the Irish Examiner. “It was no easy decision. There isn’t like that when it comes to management, but the committee made the decision.