Westmeath 1-9 Offaly 0-9: Westmeath maintained their Division 3 status for another week at least with this hard-earned three-point victory over Offaly in Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Offaly 0-15 Clare 1-11: Offaly added their name to the shortlist of Division 3 promotion candidates yesterday when they overcame the concession of a late Eoin Cleary goal to snatch the last score of an entertaining contest against Clare at O’Connor Park.

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

Waterford 1-7 Offaly 1-20: This we expected. Tom McGlinchey’s letter, read out at last Monday night’s County Board meeting, had us forewarned.

Colin Walshe replaces Drew Wylie in the only change to the Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final with Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park (4pm). Walshe came on as a sub in the win over Cavan in the quarter-final, scoring a point.

Longford’s survival instincts served them well as they came from seven points adrift to oust Offaly in a keenly contested Leinster SFC clash at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

Offaly had way too much firepower for Longford and it was their more clinical finishing of better chances created that earned them the new Division 4 silverware.

Offaly 1-13 Antrim 1-07: “We do things the hard way here by the looks of things.” That was the verdict of Offaly manager Pat Flanagan after the Faithful County secured their promotion out of Division 4 with a win over Antrim at O’Connor Park yesterday afternoon.

Offaly 2-13 Leitrim 1-16

Longford 1-12 Waterford 1-10

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Offally 0-13 Waterford 1-4: Waterford’s early season momentum hit the buffers in foggy and damp conditions at O’Connor Park yesterday afternoon as an early red card for midfielder Shane Ahearne left them hugely disadvantaged.

Offaly 1-17 Maynooth University 0-03: Offaly rounded off their O’Byrne Cup campaign in style at O’Connor Park yesterday, winning by 17 points — their largest winning margin since beating Kilkenny in the 2010 O’Byrne Cup.

Dublin 0-17 Offaly 0-13: A magnificent seven points in a row from resurgent Dublin secured victory at Parnell Park and pole position in Group A of the O’Byrne Cup.

O’Byrne Cup

Longford 0-19 Offaly 0-15

Lar Corbett has handed Tipperary a massive pre-championship boost by returning to action with the Premier County.

Fermanagh 3-10 Offaly 2-13

Laois 2-18 Offaly 1-15

Kildare 0-19 Offaly 1-12

Offaly 2-11 Carlow 1-11

Leitrim 0-8 Offaly 0-9

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has named just four recognised forwards in his attack for tomorrow’s trip to Ballybofey.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has shaken up his team for tomorrow’s round three Division One clash away to Kildare, making six changes from the side that started last month’s home defeat to Dublin.

Tomás Ó Sé returns to the Kerry side for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Dublin at Fitzgerald Stadium.

The Connacht SFC final will be played at a neutral venue — regardless of who provides the opposition to surprise finalists Sligo.

Mickey Harte has blamed “media hysteria” for ensuring All-Ireland Club JFC finalisists Derrytresk “couldn’t get a fair trial”.

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor has named only seven of the team defeated by Dublin in last September’s All-Ireland final for Saturday’s rematch in the opening round of the Allianz Football League Division 1 in Croke Park.

KILDARE made light work of a desperately uncompetitive Offaly to set-up an O’Byrne Cup semi-final with All-Ireland champions Dublin that has an exciting feel to it, even at this early juncture of the season.

TWO first-half goals within a minute from Alan Mulhall and Ken Casey set up Offaly’s win in the opening round of the O’Byrne Cup at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

Limerick 3-13 Offaly 0-15

NEW Kerry U21 coach Eamonn Fitzmaurice has moved quickly to put an impressive back-room team in place for next season — including former Munster rugby forward John O’Sullivan as physical trainer.

SEAN KIELY and James Fitzpatrick are set to make their first competitive starts for the Cork senior footballers in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 trip to Castlebar to face Mayo.

DCU 0-17 Offaly 0-8, Rhode

All-Ireland SFC Round 3 qualifier

Offaly manager Tom Cribbin and his Down counterpart James McCartan have named their sides for Saturday's Round 3 All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifier at O'Connor Park, Tullamore (7pm).

Offaly 0-15 Waterford 0-10

Offaly manager Tom Cribbin has made four changes in personnel to his side for their All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Clare in Tullamore tomorrow afternoon (throw-in 2pm).

CAPTAIN Brian Dooher will return to the Tyrone line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork for Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Antrim.

TYRONE have been hit with a suspension blow which has ruled three of their top players out of tomorrow’s NFL clash with Mayo.