▁a ▁bra ce ▁of ▁Pat ▁Del an ey ▁goals ▁brought ▁Off aly ▁right ▁back ▁into ▁cont ention ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ; ▁but ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁tack ▁on ▁the ▁points . ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an , ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Champions ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁ 2 4 - year - old ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁( tra iner ), ▁Johnny ▁Bres lin , ▁Li am ▁Cor cor an ▁and ▁M ick ▁Mur phy . ▁The ▁Juni ors ▁( tra ined ▁by ▁John ▁Joe ▁C off ey ) ▁beat ▁Da inge an ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁they ▁had ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁Billy ▁Kennedy ▁the ▁Junior ▁captain ▁received ▁the ▁Cup ▁from ▁Tony ▁Mur phy ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Hur ling ▁Secretary . ▁The ▁Sen iors ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁League ▁double ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 7 ▁May , ▁when ▁they ▁beat ▁Dr um c ull en ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 - 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁game , ▁played ▁at ▁championship ▁pace ▁throughout . ▁Two ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Off aly ▁S HC ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁off ▁before ▁the ▁inter - count y ▁champion ships . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁won ▁against ▁L us mag h ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 6 ▁but ▁lost ▁against ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁by