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Kilkenny's home ground is Nowlan Park and Offaly's home ground is O'Connor Park. While Kilkenny are regarded as one of the "big three" of hurling, with Cork and Tipperary completing the trio, Offaly are ranked joint seventh in the all-time roll of honour and have enjoyed sporadic periods of dominance at various stages throughout the history of ...
On 10 September 2000, Kilkenny won the championship following a 5-15 to 1-14 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their 26th All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons. It was the third All-Ireland final to feature teams from the same province. Offaly's Johnny Dooley was the
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath , who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team. On 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0–13 to 0–12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.
It was played on 10 September 2000 between Kilkenny and Offaly. Kilkenny was appearing in their third consecutive All-Ireland final after losing to Offaly in 1998 and to Cork in 1999 ( on the rebels ). They aimed to win their first championship since 1993. In their first championship game since winning the championship in 1998, Offaly lined up.
However, this year the final was a repeat of the Leinster final with Offaly taking on Kilkenny. Offaly were playing in their Third All-Ireland Final of the 1990s(having won against Limerick in 1994 and lost to Clare in 1995). Goals for Offaly reversed the Leinster final result and allowed the Offaly men to defeat "the Cats" heavily.
For the first time since 1969 the Leinster final sees a pairing other than Kilkenny and Wexford. The Leinster final sees Offaly defeat Kilkenny to take their very first provincial title. Limerick's victory in the Munster final foils Cork's hopes of an unprecedented sixth provincial title in-a-row.
On 7 June 2014 Kilkenny versus Offaly was broadcast on Sky Sports, the first time a Championship fixture was broadcast live to a UK-wide audience. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] British viewers were reported to have been "amazed and confused", "bemused but impressed" and "amused and confounded" after seeing hurling for the first time.
The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 13 September 1998, between Offaly and Kilkenny. [1] It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly managed by Michael Bond on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13. [2]