2 4 ▁had ▁been ▁from ▁placed ▁balls ). ▁ ▁In ▁between ▁these ▁Minor ▁games , ▁Do ole y ▁had ▁been ▁team ing ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Billy ▁on ▁the ▁Off aly ▁U - 2 1 ▁hur ling ▁panel , ▁who ▁came ▁up ▁just ▁short ▁against ▁Ti pper ary ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Final . ▁Pat ▁Joe ▁Wh el ah an ▁co ached ▁both ▁the ▁U - 2 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Senior ▁h url ers ▁that ▁year . ▁Off aly ▁had ▁first ▁be aten ▁West me ath ▁( 6 - 1 9 ▁to ▁ 0 - 6 ), ▁and ▁then ▁La ois ▁( 2 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 9 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Sem i - final . ▁John ▁T roy ' s ▁bra v ura ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁Off aly ▁goals ▁kept ▁La ois ▁at ▁bay . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁at ▁Port la o ise , ▁Off aly ▁defeated ▁Kil ken ny ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 3 - 9 ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁Le in ster ▁U - 2 1 ▁Title ▁since ▁their ▁break through ▁eleven ▁years ▁before . ▁Off aly ▁looked ▁like ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁caught ▁when ▁DJ ▁Care y ▁got ▁Kil ken ny ' s ▁third ▁goal , ▁but ▁they ▁out sc ored ▁the ▁C ats ▁from ▁then ▁on . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁such ▁susp ense ▁in ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August , ▁when