Down or Offaly face senior trapdoor
RELEGATION BATTLE: Down Manager Paul Donnelly. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane
Being drawn in the same group as Galway and Cork ensured that survival became the primary goal for Down in this year's championship. They would have liked to have done that by beating Clare but couldn’t manage it. They have been reasonably competitive though and did beat subsequent All-Ireland quarter-finalists Antrim in the Ulster final.


