WALSH CUP:EIGHT POINTS from Odhran Kealey helped Offaly to a 1-19 to 1-18 victory over Dublin IT in the first round clash at Rath yesterday.

Diarmuid Horan pointed a free from a difficult angle on the left to send Offaly into the quarter-finals.

DIT’s Harry Kehoe scored a goal after 18 minutes and they were three points clear approaching half-time when Cathal Parlon finished a good run with a goal which sent the sides in level at the break at 1-9 apiece.

Offaly led through most of the half but DIT levelled with the game entering stoppage-time before Horan’s late intervention.

Elsewhere, a fine goal before half-time from NUI Galway right corner forward Shane Quinlan helped NUI Galway to a 1-17 to 1-8 win over Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

Quinlan’s goal helped NUI lead 1-8 to 1-4 at the interval. Finian Coone scored 0-10 for the winners, all from placed balls.

Kilkenny man Maurice Nolan was in top form at Belfield yesterday, his 11 points helping the students to a resounding 4-21 to 3-10 victory over Antrim.

Goals from Liam Nolan, Ciarán Lyng and Peter Atkinson earned UCD a 3-10 to 3-4 interval lead. PJ O’Connell (twice) and Karl McKeegan finding the net for Antrim.

Atkinson adding his second goal for UCD after 46 minutes.

At Rathdowney, Willie Hyland scored seven points as Laois overcame Galway-Mayo IT 1-25 to 1-13.