▁T ull am ore , ▁Kil c orm ac ▁and ▁finally ▁Bir r , ▁where ▁Pa ud ge ▁Mul h are ▁said ▁that ▁Off aly ▁hur ling ' s ▁future ▁had ▁never ▁looked ▁so ▁bright ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁L ifting ▁the ▁Se an ▁Rob b ins ▁Cup ▁– ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁N HL ▁and ▁Le in ster ▁Championship , ▁spring ▁and ▁summer ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁The ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 / 8 8 ▁again ▁featured ▁three ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁players , ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan , ▁M ick ▁C ough lan ▁and ▁Joe ▁Do ole y . ▁Starting ▁out ▁in ▁Division ▁ 2 , ▁Off aly ▁beat ▁La ois ▁in ▁Bir r ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁( 3 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 1 ) ▁then ▁beat ▁Dublin ▁in ▁T ull am ore ▁in ▁November ▁( 2 - 8 ▁to ▁ 0 - 6 ). ▁Big ▁wins ▁over ▁Ros common ▁and ▁Ker ry ▁preced ed ▁the ▁Christmas ▁break , ▁then ▁a ▁similarly ▁l op - s ided ▁game ▁against ▁West me ath ▁( 5 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 3 ) ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁put ▁Off aly ▁into ▁the ▁League ▁Qu arter - final . ▁The ▁West me ath ▁game ▁saw ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁for wards ▁for ▁Off aly