Galway maintain control throughout but Offaly grit keeps defeat respectable

A Cathal Mannion point and goal a minute into the second half put a dagger in Offaly's hopes

Cathal Mannion scored 1-8 for Galway in the victory over Offaly. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

National Hurling League Division 1A: Offaly 0-18 Galway 2-23 

The floodgates were open, but Galway couldn’t quite find the desire or the cruelty required to completely drown their neighbours from the other side of the Shannon.