Niall McNamee is confident that Offaly can build upon their championship victory over Longford.

The veteran attacker was in superb form at Tullamore on Sunday as the Faithful County recorded their first win in Leinster since 2007 and he believes Pat Flanagan's charges can now kick on this summer:

"I think people are starting to see that there's a lot of work going on behind the scenes to try and get us back to where we should be. There's something definitely building here and the supporters see that as well. We're just delighted we could put on a show, get over the line. It's been a long time coming," he told The Irish Times.

"But over the last number of months there's been no real talk about the losses over the last number of years. We knew that we've the work done over the last 18 months to compete at this level. I think we're finally at a stage where we can start pushing on. It's just a really brilliant feeling, not just for the team and for the panel, but for the supporters as well.

"There were a couple of games over the last number of years, Kildare and Longford here last year, that we should have won. I just think it's that bit of experience, that lads are starting to get to a level now where they're competing.

"If it had come to a stage that there was another loss on Sunday I think it would have been very, very difficult for lads to face into the next few weeks. From that point of view it's brilliant. I've been involved in Offaly teams over the years that once we get one win in the championship, the thing can take on a life of its own."

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