▁ ▁The ▁champion ships ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Pat ▁Fle ury ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁Michael ▁Bond ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season , ▁for ▁which ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁team ▁captain . ▁Although ▁both ▁Billy ▁Do ole y ▁and ▁Martin ▁Han amy ▁had ▁retired , ▁Off aly ▁again ▁defeated ▁W ex ford ▁( 3 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 0 - 8 ) ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁championship . ▁When ▁both ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Minor ▁and ▁U - 2 1 ▁hur ling ▁teams ▁won ▁out ▁their ▁Le in ster ▁Final s , ▁it ▁briefly ▁seemed ▁that ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ' s ▁under age ▁prospect s ▁were ▁rev iving . ▁In ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Final , ▁however , ▁Kil ken ny ▁beat ▁Off aly ▁compreh ens ively ▁( K il ken ny ▁ 2 - 2 1 , ▁Off aly ▁ 1 - 1 3 ). ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁gr im ly ▁sum med ▁up ▁this ▁third - in - a - row ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁defeat : ▁" They ▁opened ▁us ▁up ▁and ▁spread ▁us ▁out ▁– ▁typical ▁Kil ken ny ." ▁The ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Qu arter - final ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁between ▁Off aly ▁and ▁Der ry . ▁▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁had ▁Der ry ▁shock ed ▁An trim ▁in ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁dec ider , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁Qu arter - final ,