1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁an ▁o min ous ▁ 1 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 - 3 ▁League ▁Qu arter - final ▁exit ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁W ex ford . ▁When ▁the ▁championship ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Off aly ▁also ▁had ▁trouble ▁in ▁putting ▁Me ath ▁away ▁( 2 - 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 2 ). ▁Li am ▁C ough lan ▁( goal ie ), ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁( full ▁back ), ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁( left ▁half ▁forward ), ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁( right ▁half ▁forward ) ▁and ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁( top ▁of ▁the ▁left ) ▁l ined ▁out ▁together ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁had ▁five ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁Each ▁of ▁them ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Sem i - final ▁victory ▁over ▁La ois ▁( Off aly ▁ 4 - 1 7 , ▁La ois ▁ 2 - 1 0 ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁defeat ▁to ▁W ex ford ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁( W ex ford ▁ 2 - 2 3 , ▁Off aly ▁ 2 - 1 5 ). ▁Off aly ' s ▁spark ling ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁La ois ▁game ▁( in ▁which ▁they ▁scored ▁ 4 - 1 3 ▁from ▁play ) ▁had ▁seemed ▁to ▁disp el ▁all ▁of ▁the