▁two ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Championships , ▁two ▁Wal sh ▁Cu ps ▁and ▁one ▁O ire acht as ▁Title . ▁Mr . ▁Ward ▁added : ▁ ▁" That ▁was ▁trem end ous ▁progress . ▁I ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁to ▁those ▁men , ▁they ▁did ▁a ▁powerful ▁job ▁for ▁Off aly ." ▁ ▁Off aly ▁and ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁– ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Off aly ' s ▁eight ▁championship ▁games ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁As ▁John ▁Mc Int y re ' s ▁term ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Senior ▁h url ers ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁Ti pper ary ▁and ▁La ois ▁manager , ▁Michael ▁' B abs ' ▁Ke ating . ▁At ▁club ▁level , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁coach , ▁Michael ▁Con n olly ▁of ▁K inn itt y ▁( who ▁had ▁previously ▁co ached ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁U - 1 6 ' s ▁to ▁a ▁county ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ). ▁This ▁was ▁just ▁one ▁more ▁sign ▁of ▁how ▁tight ly ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁and ▁Off aly ▁had ▁conver ged . ▁Club ▁and ▁county ▁would ▁both ▁win ▁a ▁long - od ds ▁Senior ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁be ▁knock ed ▁off ▁their ▁per ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁cla w ▁back ▁into ▁the