Limerick hurling legend Joe Quaid has confirmed his interest in managing Offaly, though former boss Joe Dooley has emerged as a surprise contender to return to the role.

2010 All-Ireland-winning manager Liam Sheedy is to spearhead the search for the new Offaly senior hurling manager.

Clare 3-26 Offaly 0-15

After exiting the hurling championship with a 20-point reversal, Offaly manager Brian Whelahan insisted he wants to remain in charge for another year, but conceded it will be down to the Offaly County Board to make that call.

He spent the 1990s plotting against Brian Whelahan and the early 2000s conspiring alongside him, all of which has convinced Mike McNamara that the Birr man will turn things around in Offaly.

Brian Whelahan has shown remarkable faith in his Offaly team for tomorrow’s crunch All-Ireland hurling qualifier with Clare in Ennis.

Antrim 0-19 Offaly 2-17

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Laois 0-23 Offaly 1-24: Offaly manager Brian Whelahan sent out a defiant message to his team’s detractors after their win over Laois in O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

Offaly manager Brian Whelahan has revealed how Rory Hanniffy played through 2014 with three knee fractures and lined out against Tipperary in the Championship ‘against all medical advice’.

The sky didn’t fall in. And nobody drowned, except Offaly. You couldn’t pin that on the lifeguard in charge.

Offaly SFC: Reigning Offaly senior hurling and intermediate football champions Kilcormac-Killoughey caused quite a stir last week when they refused to field a team in their SFC clash with St Rynaghs on Thursday.

Offaly football manager Emmet McDonnell has called for a two-tier format to resolve the Leinster championship’s lopsided nature.

Brian Whelahan is no stranger to making history.

Offaly 3-19 Kerry 0-14

Offaly v Kerry, HL Division 1B

Offaly 5-27 Antrim 4-9

Offaly 2-14 Laois 1-19

New Offaly senior hurling boss Brian Whelahan has named John Troy and Ger Coughlan in his backroom team.

Offaly GAA great Brian Whelahan is set to take over from Ollie Baker as the county's senior hurling manager, on recommendation of the selection committee.

Offaly hurling legend Brian Whelahan is set to become the county’s senior hurling manager.

OFFALY legend Brian Whelahan is to manage former All-Ireland club champions Kiltormer.

The Gaelic Writers Association (GWA) honoured legendary players and journalists at their annual awards dinner held at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel last night.

Nearly a decade ago, before controversies and strikes blighted the hurling landscape in Cork, the bond between the county’s hurlers and their loyal fans was forged by the emotional All-Ireland success of 1999 — with the legendary Jimmy Barry-Murphy at the helm. In a new book, the Irish Examiner’s Michael Moynihan reflects on an emotional journey.

The GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) faces its busiest meeting since its inception in 2006, when it meets this morning at Croke Park.

A second All-Ireland senior club medal, Joe Canning could not hide his delight as Portumna beat Birr by 3-19 to 3-09 in yesterday afternoon's hurling decider at Croke Park.

EVEN for those of us almost immune the heartbreak of the losing dressing-room, it was one of those moments that get to you.

Birr (Offaly) 0-17 Dunloy (Antrim) 0-9

BIRR are confident of being able to call on the services of county players Stephen Brown and Gary Hanniffy for their AIB Leinster club hurling final against Ballyboden-St. Enda’s in Tullamore on Sunday week.

Centre back Rory Hanniffy has been selected to captain the Offaly senior hurlers in 2007.

Clare 2-15 Offaly 1-9

Birr legend Brian Whelahan has been axed from an Offaly side for the first time in his 17-year inter county career.

Veteran defender Brian Whelahan's 30th-minute goal proved crucial as Offaly edged out a dogged Dublin side at Parnell Park.

Legendary defender Brian Whelahan has been named in the Offaly attack for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Dublin (Parnell Park, throw-in 7pm).

WEXFORD veteran Adrian Fenlon looks set to retire from inter-county hurling. Manager Seamus Murphy confirmed yesterday that while the midfielder had not made contact, he believes that the Enniscorthy Rapparees man has called time on his Model career.

Offaly look set to be without legendary half back Brian Whelehan for the duration of this season's National Hurling League.

BRIAN WHELAHAN is expected to link up with the Offaly panel for pre-season training in the coming weeks.

BIRR manager John Goode will be praying that Brian Whelahan has not aggravated a groin strain after taking part in a charity walk with other GAA legends Eoin Liston, Jack O’Shea and Henry Shefflin in Malawi.

Offaly 5-17 Antrim 0-18

THINK about corporate Kilkenny, of the team dynamic that has propelled them to so much success under the inspired management of Brian Cody and the training methods of Mick O’Flynn.

Offaly boss John McIntyre has named his side to face Kilkenny in next Sunday's Leinster SHC semi-final at Croke Park, but there is no place in the starting line-up for Faithful legend Brian Whelahan.

OFFALY legend Brian Whelahan will not start Sunday’s Leinster SHC semi-final against Kilkenny at Croke Park.

Former Limerick manager Padjoe Whelahan has been tipped to replace Humphrey Kelleher as Dublin hurling boss.

MARK Foley has a clear vision of where the Limerick hurlers should be later in the summer — not so much a case of where he would wish them to be, but what can be realistically expected from a team which has fallen steadily from the high of a Munster final appearance four years ago.

OFFALY manager John McIntyre has left the door open for two time hurler of the year Brian Whelahan to continue his inter-county career for one more season.

LIMERICK hurling selector Joe McKenna is a candidate for the managerial position vacated by manager Padjoe Whelahan.

Limerick hurling manager Padjoe Whelahan blamed pressure for his decision to resign yesterday, while Pat Herbert has been tipped as the man to succeed the Offaly native.

BEHIND the scenes pressure, resulting from two heavy League defeats to Cork and Tipperary, hastened the departure of Padjoe Whelahan as Limerick hurling manager yesterday.