▁The ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁against ▁Gal way ▁( 1 0 ▁August ▁at ▁Th ur les ) ▁was ▁another ▁wonderful ▁match , ▁which ▁went ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁wire ▁despite ▁the ▁more ▁comfortable - looking ▁ 3 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 0 ▁score - line . ▁It ▁was ▁back ▁to ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁where ▁Off aly ▁triumph ed ▁over ▁C ork ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 3 - 9 ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁Irish ▁Press ▁Cup . ▁After ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁C ork ' s ▁R ory ▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁red - card ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁book able ▁off ence , ▁yet ▁C ork ▁might ▁still ▁have ▁won . ▁It ▁took ▁sub lime ▁finishing ▁by ▁Dec lan ▁Pil k ington ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Reb el ▁goal ie ▁P addy ▁Barry . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁though , ▁a ▁spir ited ▁Off aly ▁side ▁des erved ▁their ▁victory . ▁At ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁buff et ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁Ar ms ▁Hotel ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁present ations ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁and ▁A idan ▁Mul ro oney ▁on ▁having ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁its ▁first ▁All ▁Ireland ▁hur ling ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Minor ▁gr ades . ▁ ▁Off aly ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁their ▁Minor ▁Title ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁scored ▁three ▁lov ely ▁points ▁from ▁play ▁in ▁Off aly '