Offaly suffered their third defeat in the Oireachtas Cup, losing to Galway in a game switched to Tullamore when the Birr pitch was declared unplayable.
Galway, having played against a strong breeze, were happy to change ends on level terms - 0-11 to 2-5. The goals which kept Offaly in contention came from Johnny Dooley, who flicked home Willie Comerford's long free in the 11th minute, and Conor Gath, who doubled on a Dooley free.
Within 18 second of the resumption Rory Gantley applied the finish to Fergal Healy's penetrating solo run, and Galway added a second goal through Alan Kerins 10 minutes from the end.
GALWAY: N Murray; N Larkin, M Healy, R Reilly; E Linnane, D O'Brien, P Walsh; C Moore, D Tierney; A Kerins (1-6), R Gantley (1- 5), O Canning (0-2); F Healy (0-1), M Kerins (0-2), D Forde (0- 1). Subs: D Shaughnessy for Walsh, K Broderick for A Kerins.
OFFALY: S Byrne; D Moran, M O'Hara, C Cassidy; A Mannion, K Kinahan, W Comerford; D Kelly, G Oakley; T Spain, N Murphy (0-1), J Troy (0-1); C Gath (1-4), J Dooley (1-4), J Kinsella. Subs: B Troy for Kinsella, D Franks for Comerford, P Mulhare (0-1) for Murphy, A Hanrahan for Oakley.
Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary).
Offaly Convention - Officers elected: Chairman - B Ward; Vice-Chairmen - J Daly and B Byrne; Secretary - C Todd; Assistant Secretaries - M Minnock and T Murphy; joint Treasurers - A Gallagher and J Hogan; PRO - P Teehan; Central Council delegate M Spain; Leinster Council delegates - A Gallagher and J Hogan; Youth officer - Br Sylvester; Development officer - M Byrne; Irish officer - J Buckley.
