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15 Dec 2025

Home draw for Offaly in Leinster Minor Football Championship semi-final

Home draw for Offaly in Leinster Minor Football Championship semi-final

Cian McNamee taking on the Meath defence. Picture: Ger Rogers

OFFALY have received a home draw in the semi-finals of the Leinster Minor Football Championship.

Their reward for their great 4-11 to 2-14 quarter-final win over Meath on Thursday evening is a clash with Kildare in O'Connor Park, Tullamore next Wednesday evening.

The home venue is a real bonus for Offaly, who will be underdogs but are improving with every game and their confidence will be on a high after the character they showed to beat Meath.

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Louth will meet Dublin in the other semi-final. Offaly, Louth and Dublin were all in the one group with Dublin going straight into the semi-final as group winners. Repeat pairings were to be avoided if possible in the semi-finals but with both Offaly and Louth winning their quarter-finals, a draw was necessary.

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