Youthful Project Offaly has Harte, soul and style

Nobody was rushing to the bookmakers with the mortgage money to tip Offaly for promotion, let alone to claim the Division 3 title.

Mickey Harte, Offaly joint manager, with Cormac Egan Pic: James Lawlor, Inpho

Allianz FL Division 3 Offaly 2-17 Kildare 1-18 

It's fair to say that Project Offaly began with limited expectations when Mickey Harte first arrived in the midlands last autumn.