Solid defence helped Offaly overcome Westmeath 

WIN BUT WORK TO DO: Offaly overcame Westmeath but manager Johnny Kelly has questions for entire team. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

Allianz NHL Division 1B: Offaly 1-22 Westmeath 0-19

Both Offaly and Westmeath introduced key players for their first competitive start of 2025 this afternoon in Tullamore, and both men played a key role in a ferociously tight and defensive battle that ultimately put the Faithful County on the brink of promotion, and left Westmeath all but condemned to relegation to Division Two.