Shane Lowry’s allegiance to his native Offaly is almost as well-known as his golfing exploits and the Clara man believes the county’s hopes of resurrecting a glorious past would be improved if they returned to the days of the dual player.

St Thomas (Galway) 1-11 v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) 1-09

It may not have been great hurling in this club final yesterday but the weather had a lot to do with that.

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Final

In a unique position to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two finalists in the All-Ireland club senior hurling final in Croke Park this Sunday are PJ O’Mullan and Seamus Quinn.

Thurles Sarsfield 1-14 Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-20

Offaly club Kilcormac/Killoughey are through to the AIB Leinster Club SHC final at their very first attempt, qualifying courtesy of today's 2-12 to 0-14 victory over Rathdowney/Errill.

Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) 1-11 Mt Leinster Rangers (Carlow) 0-09

Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-16 St Rynagh’s 2-12

Dinny Cahill just ‘loves the buzz’.

There will new hurling champions in Offaly after All-Ireland club finalists Coolderry were comprehensively brushed aside by impressive St Rynagh’s in the quarter-final yesterday.

Four Championship newcomers are in the Offaly team to take on Kildare in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final in Portlaoise (throw-in 4pm).

New Offaly manager Gerry Cooney has named his team to face Longford in their Allianz Football League Division 3 opener against Longford at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

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.

NIALL McNAMEE has not been named in the Offaly squad for next month’s Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup but is expected to return to county colours during the Allianz Football League.

FOUR-time All-Ireland club champions Birr served notice of their intent when overwhelming reigning kingpins Coolderry by 1-16 to 0-10 in a one-sided fourth round encounter at Shinrone on Saturday.

Cork 2-17 Offaly 2-16

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).

SHANE DOOLEY’S 68th minute goal from a powerfully struck 20m free ensured that Offaly gained a draw with Clare in Saturday’s high- scoring challenge match to mark the official opening of Crinkill GAA grounds and also saw Gerry Quinn’s return to the Banner fold.

IN the same weekend the movie The Hangover II was released, it was fitting Dublin’s hurlers were presented with the possibility of having their party crashed for the second time in 10 months.

Dublin 2-21 Offaly 1-20, Croke Park

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).

Offaly manager Joe Dooley has announced his team for Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

CORK defender Ronan Curran will be given this week to prove his fitness for the clash with Tipperary in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

Tipperary 1-20 Offaly 0-10

IARLA TANNIAN and Galway produced a tour-de-force as they crushed 14-man Offaly in a one-sided Allianz NHL Division 1 encounter at blustery O’Connor Park yesterday.

Kilkenny and Offaly claimed victories in the Walsh Cup and Shield semi-finals respectively this morning.

All-Ireland SHC Round 3 Qualifier

WHAT to say here? In the first instance, I have to agree, emphatically, with Offaly manager Joe Dooley on the suspension imposed on Daniel Currams.

Derek Molloy has returned from injury ahead of Offaly's GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Phase 2 qualifier against Limerick at O'Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday (7pm).

OFFALY hurling manager Joe Dooley has described as a “disgrace” the fact that forward Daniel Currams could sit out three championship matches thanks to the vagaries of the GAA’s disciplinary system.

CORK GAA chiefs are treating the row at Sunday’s senior hurling championship clash between Glen Rovers and Bride Rovers with the “utmost seriousness,” according to chairman Jerry O’Sullivan.

Offaly hurler Daniel Currams has failed in his bid to overturn the red card he picked up during the Faithful County's drawn Leinster semi-final against Galway on June 20.

Offaly manager Joe Dooley and his Galway counterpart John McIntyre have delayed naming their teams for tomorrow's Leinster SHC semi-final replay in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

THE All-Ireland SFC qualifier between Kildare and Antrim will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow night in Newbridge, and Dermot Earley jnr will be available to line out for the Lilywhites.

CAVAN attacker Seanie Johnston has emerged a major doubt for their All-Ireland SFC round 1 qualifier against Wicklow on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park after suffering a recurrence of an elbow injury.

A leading GAA official has declared that the use of video referees to determine whether disputed scores dissected the goalposts or went wide would not work in Gaelic games.

A LEADING GAA official has declared that the use of video referees to determine whether disputed scores dissected the goalposts or went wide would not work in Gaelic games.

OFFALY’S last-quarter fightback against Galway in Sunday’s drawn Leinster semi-final showed tremendous character, a magnificent display of guts and bloody-mindedness reminiscent of the Faithful County’s best days.

CIRCUMSTANCES of a complex kind dictated that a team of young Limerick hurlers travelled down a hard road on Sunday to meet Cork in the Munster championship.

SOME day, somehow, John McIntyre and Offaly hurling are going to catch a break.

IT’S funny the things you overhear at matches.

Galway 2-19 Offaly 3-16