Dublin condemn Offaly to grim fate

DUBLIN 2-24 OFFALY 0-13: On the darkest of days for Offaly hurling, not even Our Lady of Consolation church next to Parnell Park could offer any sort of silver lining.

Four straight weekends of Leinster championship action and four dispiriting defeats consigned Kevin Martin and his, ironically, improving team to relegation.

Martin mused afterwards that maybe the powers-that-be will reconsider the merits of sending them down to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2019.