Offaly captain Lee Pearson solos away from Meath's Oisín Martin when the sides clashed in the O'Byrne Cup quarter-final in Gracefield last night (Wednesday). Hayes proves the difference as Offaly overcome MeathOffaly 2-13 Meath 0-15By Kevin EganOffaly’s approach to last night’s Dioralyte O’Byrne Cup fixture in Gracefield was the traditional one. In the second half, they did a lot more than break even in the fight for kickout ball, and Offaly’s traditional failing of trying to compete in the air resurfaced. Scorers - Offaly: J Hayes 1-4 (1tpf); C Egan 1-0; C Murphy 0-3; K O’Neill 0-2 (1f); R Egan, E Sawyer, J Bryant (f), D McDaid 0-1 each. Offaly - Seán O’Toole; Ed Cullen, Lee Pearson, Daire McDaid; Shane O’Toole Greene, Jordan Hayes, Rory Egan; Jack McEvoy, Aaron Leavy; Ciarán Murphy, Keith O’Neill, Marcas Dalton; Eoin Sawyer, Diarmuid Egan, Cormac Egan.

Source: Irish Independent January 08, 2026 11:05 UTC