Offaly did not threaten to boycott Saturday's Leinster MHC clash with Dublin.

The Faithful County management had requested to have the match switched from Tullamore to Birr but this request was turned down and the Dubs coasted to a ten-point win at O'Connor Park.

Reacting to rumours that his team considered boycotting the fixture, Offaly manager John Leahy told The Irish Daily Mirror:

"We had no problem playing in O'Connor Park. It's the county ground and there's a directive from the Leinster Council that stipulates that that's where these games have to be played.

"There were exceptional circumstances for the opening round against Carlow because there were two All-Ireland U21 football semi-finals in Tullamore on the same day.

"We requested that the Dublin game be played in Birr but when it was turned down we didn't make a big deal of it.

"A lot of the hurling people in the county would like to see these games returning to Birr but there was never any suggestion of a boycott on our part. We were focussed on the game." Tweet

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