Offaly manager John Maughan has confirmed that he will release his under-20 players for the rest of the season.
Maughan fielded three players, Lee Pearson, Keith O’Neill and Cormac Egan, that are currently under-20 in the recent Allianz League Division Two campaign though a bye law introduced in Offaly some years ago states that players cannot play in the senior Championship while still eligible for the under-20 grade.
While it could be revoked at a county board meeting if the will was there to do so, Maughan is happy to hand the players back to under-20 boss Declan Kelly, who led Offaly to Leinster and All-Ireland titles at that grade last year.
