Michael Fennelly has warned of the huge jump that the winners of tomorrow’s Joe McDonagh Cup final will face next year.
Whoever emerges victorious from the second tier decider between Offaly and Carlow at Croke Park will rejoin the Leinster Championship in 2024, with Offaly already guaranteed of a spot in the top flight of the Allianz Hurling League after winning the Division 2A title this year.
Offaly won that title under Fennelly’s management two years ago but endured a difficult season in Division One last year, losing all six games, most of them heavily, as they were relegated and they struggled for much of the subsequent Joe McDonagh Cup campaign.
