▁Off aly ' s ▁campaign ▁began ▁at ▁Port la o ise ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁ ▁victory ▁over ▁La ois . ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ' s ▁hand ▁injury ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁replacement ▁by ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁No el ▁Ber gin , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁Cla reen ▁players ▁were ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mo oney . ▁The ▁Sem i - final ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁when ▁Off aly ▁beat ▁Dublin ▁( des p ite ▁an ▁eye ▁injury ▁to ▁Mark ▁Cor rig an ) ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 8 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 . ▁The ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁were ▁through ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁final ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁with ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ▁and ▁K inn itt y ' s ▁Johnny ▁F lah ert y ▁the ▁only ▁players ▁to ▁bridge ▁the ▁gap . ▁The ▁opposition ▁was ▁again ▁Kil ken ny , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁field ed ▁two ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁encounter ▁– ▁No el ▁S ke han ▁and ▁Li am ▁" Ch unk y " ▁O ' B rien . ▁ ▁Before ▁a ▁poor ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 9 , 6 3 1 , ▁Off aly ' s ▁se ism ic ▁ 3 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 5 - 1 0 ▁victory ▁was ▁as ▁gl orious ▁for ▁the ▁manner ▁in