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27th May 2021
04:33pm BST

"We had been using development squads as our only means of progress but I felt we couldn't do that because we don't have the numbers. We can't be leaving all those people behind. It's okay for the bigger counties, to pluck 20 out at every age group and hope they get one or two, but we need to bring everyone forward. The amount of clubs that have started nurseries, the schools have always played a huge part in our success as well and we're getting in there to support them as well."https://twitter.com/TheGAAHour/status/1397927188385517569 That would seem to be a good move for Offaly, there's no doubt about that, but the best move of all has been made by Clara's own Shane Lowry who has pledged not just his financial backing but more importantly, his time to his home county. "Shane Lowry is just an incredible person. This isn't any sort of a gimmick. I got a text off him last Sunday when I was coming back from Carlow, at 4.00 and it was an hour before he teed off in the final round of the USPGA, just saying what a great weekend it was for Offaly and keep it going. He was obviously going from the practice range to the putting green or whatever he was doing, but he was looking at the results. That's Shane Lowry." That's Shane Lowry. "The financial contribution is great. That's up to us what we're going to do with that. But the fact that he wants to be involved...we're not sure exactly what it will entail. It might be talking to the underage squads at the Faithful fields, helping with corporate events, it's just incredible to have him involved." The noises are good noises coming out of Offaly these days.
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