Offaly manager Brian Whelehan's request to have their NHL quarterfinal against Tipperary played in Birr has been turned down.

The game has been scheduled for O'Connor Park, Tullamore, but Whelehan had asked the Offaly County Board to move the game to Birr.

However, the county board have revealed that when they contacted Croke Park over the possibility of playing the game in Birr, they were told that they would need a safety statement from the venue before the game could go ahead.

This will not happen before Sunday and the game will go ahead as planned at O'Connor Park, despite Whelehan's pleas.

Offaly are huge underdogs against Tipperary, and Whelehan felt that playing in Birr would have brought out more support for them.

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