ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Final ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁throw - in ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁a ▁cl ou db urst , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁th under ▁and ▁light ning , ▁during ▁which ▁Off aly ▁retre ated ▁to ▁their ▁dress ing ▁room ▁while ▁the ▁Kil ken ny ▁players ▁h ud d led ▁miser ably ▁in ▁the ▁d ug - outs . ▁When ▁play ▁did ▁commence , ▁Off aly ▁answered ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁installed ▁Kil ken ny ▁as ▁favor ites ▁by ▁recording ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁most ▁total ▁vict ories ▁( Off aly ▁ 2 - 1 6 , ▁Kil ken ny ▁ 2 - 5 ). ▁Although ▁only ▁ 0 - 5 ▁to ▁ 0 - 3 ▁up ▁by ▁half ▁time , ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁had ▁absor bed ▁phenomen al ▁pressure ▁and ▁had ▁broken ▁Kil ken ny ' s ▁resolve ▁by ▁then . ▁Off aly ' s ▁de ft ▁f lick s ▁and ▁passes ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁and ▁the ▁scores ▁began ▁to ▁flow . ▁With ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁in ▁close ▁attend ance , ▁DJ ▁Care y ▁made ▁no ▁head way ▁until ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁matter . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Off aly ▁had ▁now ▁lifted ▁the ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup ▁nine ▁times ▁( to ▁seven ▁for ▁the ▁C ats ). ▁In ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁( 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁Off aly ▁beat ▁Down ▁by ▁