Offaly boss Joe Dooley has been given a welcome boost with the returns of Ger Oakley and David Franks to his squad ahead of their National Hurling League game against Dublin this Sunday.

Both have shaken off knee and groin injuries respectively and should be fit for selection, although Brendan Murphy is still ruled out with a back problem.

The Faithful County currently sit bottom of Division One after two straight defeats and Dooley knows his side will need to improve if are to overcome the Dubs and start to pull away from the relegation zone.

"Even when we were going well, we always found Dublin hard to beat - especially at this time of year," said Dooley

"It's a big game for us on Sunday because if we lose, we fall four points behind them and others too. We certainly need to improve on what we've done so far, but the scope is there if we can get things right on the day." Tweet

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