DUBLIN HELD off a late challenge by Offaly to win the Walsh Shield, 1-20 to 2-15, at Banagher yesterday.

With just three minutes to go – and the visitors ahead by four after a point by Alan McCrabbe – Offaly brought it back to the minimum when Brendan Murphy sent a powerful shot to the net for Offaly’s second goal.

Dublin, however, held their nerve in the final moments to claim the shield.

SCORERS

Dublin: A McCrabbe 0-11 (10 frees); P Carton 1-1; D O’Callaghan 0-3; D Treacy 0-2; S Lambert, S Durkan, S Martin 0-1 each.

Offaly: S Dooley 0-7 (six frees); B Murphy 2-0; C Coughlan 0-4 (two frees, one 65); Joe Brady, J Bergin, B Carroll, D Molloy 0-1 each.