Galway’s development since Cathal Murray took over the reins after the 2018 National League has been incremental and obvious.

Galway’s development since Cathal Murray took charge after the 2018 National League has been incremental and obvious.

Galway produced a performance of real steel to match their talent to return to the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final for the first time in four years.

UL claimed their third Ashbourne Cup title in a row at Mallow last night, but only after a hard-fought three-point victory over arch rivals UCC.

Mountrath Community School 3-22 Calasanctius College, Oranmore 1-9

The reported upturn in the economy may have led to a rise in the amount of donations to charities by individuals and businesses.

It has taken over a year, but public trust is beginning to return to Ireland’s charity sector after it was badly hit by the top-ups and pay-offs scandal at the Central Remedial Clinic.

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’.

Tipperary 5-25 Offaly 1-20

LEINSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Disability service campaigners have branded the deepening Central Remedial Clinic top-ups scandal as “disgusting” and said the crisis has the potential to “cripple” the charity sector.

Moorefield 2-14 Sarsfields 0-13

The charity synonymous with the O’Shea clan has lost a second family member following Lisa O’Shea’s decision to quit Goal less than a year after her father John left in controversial circumstances.

Corporate donations to charities fell by more than a quarter last year, a new study has found.

Antrim 0-19 Offaly 0-21

Hectic times for Rory Hanniffy.

Offaly 0-19 Clare 2-14

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has named his side to face his native Clare in Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B encounter at O'Connor Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

Limerick 2-16 Offaly 4-10

Rory Hanniffy and James Mulrooney will line out for Offaly against Cork in tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC first phase qualifier at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 2.30pm).

Defenders Maurice O'Brien and Oisin Gough will start for Dublin in tomorrow's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Offaly at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

CHAMPIONS Portlaoise withstood a spirited second half Moorefield rally to emerge victorious from a pulsating AIB Leinster club SFC tie at O’Moore Park yesterday.

IT’S a cast-iron rule in cross-examination: never ask a question to which you don’t already know the answer.

Offaly 2-26 Antrim 3-16 (after extra-time)

THE Offaly senior footballers are undertaking a charity relay run between Edenderry and Tullamore on May 15 to raise funds for GOAL’s work in Haiti.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

Offaly have been hit with a catalogue of injuries prior to tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Cork at Tullamore.

OFFALY have been hit with a catalogue of injuries prior to tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Cork at Tullamore.

Westmeath 1-17 Offaly 3-22

PORTLAOISE GAA club officials insist they are not looking for a €6.5m “bailout” from Croke Park and have described as premature reports that the Cork-based developers due to buy their grounds have pulled out of the deal.

Waterford 2-18 Offaly 0-18

THERE was a lot of surprise in hurling circles last Saturday evening when Offaly defeated favourites Limerick on an impressive 3-19 to 0-17 scoreline, and on their home patch in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

AT the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening last, Limerick became the first major casualty of the latest version of the All-Ireland qualifying system when they were dumped from the championship by a young and resurgent Offaly side.

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.

Kilkenny 1-27 Offaly 1-13

Offaly opened their win account in NHL Division 1A with a comfortable 4-18 to 1-11 defeat of Down in trying conditions in Birr this afternoon.

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

Offaly's David Franks led the scoring as Leinster eased their way into the M Donnelly Interprovincial hurling final last night, taking a 2-19 to 0-12 victory over Ulster.

Offaly 2-12 Laois 0-08

Unbeaten Offaly will boast two changes to their side when they entertain Wexford in NHL Division 1A tomorrow afternoon in Birr (throw-in 2.30pm).

READING the papers these days, you could be forgiven for thinking that dual players are almost an extinct species in the GAA. That may be true at inter-county level, but the same can’t be said for the club scene.

Offaly2-25 Dublin 1-13

Brendan Larkin and Michael Ellard

Offaly 2-23 Laois 1-15

THE fact that Kilkenny have won the last six Leinster hurling titles is indicative of where Wexford, Offaly, Laois and Dublin lie in the pecking order.

Kilkenny 2-13 Offaly 0-11

Offaly 1-18 Wexford 2-11