Graffin and Mallon help Down retain senior status as Offaly drop

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STILL STANDING: Down’s Niamh Mallon was crucial in the county retaining top flight status. File pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Two of the county’s greats were to the fore once more as Down retained their senior status and sent Offaly down the intermediate grade as a result of their well-deserved victory in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship relegation play-off at the National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown.

Sara-Louise Graffin and Niamh Mallon have been representing the red and black for more a quarter of a century between them, enjoying a number of highs and plenty lows in that time.