Person: Eamonn Kelly

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A peaceful morning in West Cork's Gougane Barra.

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Donal Hickey: Gougane Barra has peace and wildness

It's a typically Irish summer’s day of sunshine and occasional showers. Travel restrictions have been eased again and we venture forth to one of nature’s gems, Gougane Barra, deep in the mountains of West Cork.

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Gleeson: Tipp must learn to be more adaptable

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Tipperary legend Brendan Cummins the early frontrunner to succeed McGrath

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Eamonn Kelly steps down from Laois hurling post

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Schedule will punish and inspire Offaly, says new boss Kevin Martin

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Cunningham’s Dubs braced for tougher tests ahead

Dan Shanahan is wary of Offaly threat

Waterford selector Dan Shanahan is wary of the All-Ireland qualifier draw which pits the Déise against Offaly next weekend.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2017

Model drive on in Davy’s absence

In the stand but making the most of it. Davy Fitzgerald is the subject of a forthcoming episode of RTÉ’s Living with Lucy and the Wexford boss took the chance to get some filming done yesterday.

Mon, 29 May, 2017

Kerry must make round robin maths add up

Kerry hurling manager Fintan O’Connor is hoping Laois will “put the feet up and relax” when they visit Austin Stack Park this Sunday.

Thu, 11 May, 2017

Powerful Paddy Purcell key man as Laois hammer Meath

Laois 3-25 Meath 2-13: Laois manager Eamonn Kelly admitted he couldn’t recall a better midfield display than Paddy Purcell’s in Navan.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Kerry inflict more pain on Laois

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Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Fintan O’Connor: Kerry can play with freedom

Kerry hurling manager Fintan O’Connor says his players are in a “privileged position”, as there is no expectation of silverware this spring.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Brendan Cummins set for return to Kerry hurling role

New Kerry senior hurling manager Fintan O’Connor has confirmed that Tipperary legend Brendan Cummins is returning to the Kingdom as goalkeeping coach.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Former Limerick captain Ollie Moran appointed new Laois coach

Former Limerick captain Ollie Moran has been appointed as coach to the Laois senior hurlers.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Stability the first priority for Offaly boss Kevin Ryan

Kevin Ryan is aiming to “stabilise” the Offaly senior hurling team as he prepares for a “huge challenge” in the Faithful County.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2016

Eamonn Kelly determined to build on ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s work at Laois

Eamonn Kelly insists he had no plans to return to senior inter-county hurling management until he was approached by Laois.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2016

Darragh Egan’s mentor plan gave Kiladangan room to improve

RTÉ’s “Room to Improve” brought Darragh Egan to national attention last February when renowned architect Dermot Bannon assisted him and his wife Sarah to renovate their home in Puckane.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2016

Eamonn Kelly hoping Kiladangan can step up

Think Puckane and you might think of Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore. Molly Sterling, Ireland’s 2015 Eurovision Song contest entrant, also hails from the small village in north Tipperary.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Priests urge road caution after funerals in Donegal

Two priests have appealed to young people to respect the dangers on the roads as three Co Donegal friends were laid to rest following a head-on collision.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

Wexford v Offaly - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Remodeled Wexford refuse to pay the penalty for officials' error

Wexford 1-21 Offaly 1-13: Maybe, just maybe, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel for Wexford manager Liam Dunne.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Galway hurlers looking to the Connacht template

A Connacht rugby legend could help hold the key to Galway’s hopes of All-Ireland senior hurling championship glory.

Sun, 19 Jun, 2016

Offaly v Laois - Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Eamonn Kelly’s Offaly heroes silence their critics

Offaly 3-22 Laois 2-14: It seems like another world now, and certainly another time but it was still the Leinster Championship and only five weeks ago.

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

Offaly v Kerry - Leinster GAA Hurling Championship Qualifier Round 3

Joe Bergin ends Offaly’s painful month with goal-scoring flourish against Kerry

Offaly 3-19 Kerry 0-20: The crisis in Offaly hurling has abated for another fortnight at least after Eamonn Kelly’s county side came through a tense encounter with Kerry, securing their progression to the knockout stages of the Leinster championship thanks to two second half goals from Joe Bergin.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Westmeath v Offaly - Leinster GAA Hurling Championship Qualifier Round 1

Offaly secretary hits back at county’s critics

A leading Offaly official has railed against the criticism dished out to the county’s senior hurling team from pundits “collecting fees on radio stations and papers”.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Eamonn Kelly hits out at ‘cowards’ after Offaly scramble home

Offaly 1-17 Carlow 2-11: A miserable week for Offaly hurling manager Eamonn Kelly ended on a high note in O’Connor Park on Saturday when his side overcame Carlow by three points in a tense and error-ridden encounter,

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Late red cards for Carlow give crisis-hit Offaly victory

Crisis-hit Offaly restored some pride with a battling, if uninspiring win over Carlow in the Leinster SHC Round Robin series at Tullamore.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Weekend GAA previews

Here’s a rundown of all the weekend’s major action...

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Eamonn Kelly: I know how much Offaly fans are hurting

Eamonn Kelly admits he doesn’t need to live in Offaly to appreciate the anger and annoyance of Faithful fans since Sunday’s heavy Leinster qualifier defeat to Westmeath.

Wed, 04 May, 2016

Westmeath 2-22 Offaly 1-11: Offaly manager Eamonn Kelly shouldered the blame for “one of the low points” of his time in hurling as Westmeath romped to a deserved 14-point Leinster championship win over his side at Cusack Park in Mullingar.

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Waterford v Clare - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 4

Weekend previews

An overview of all the weekend’s major action.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2016

Offaly boss believes team were ‘too pumped up’ for match

Eamonn Kelly acknowledged that his Offaly team left themselves with a mountain to climb after a terrible start and put it down to perhaps being “too pumped up”.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Kilkenny v Offaly - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Quarter-Final

Kilkenny tear Offaly to shreds

Kilkenny 6-20 Offaly 0-14: Ger Loughnane probably hasn’t changed his mind just yet, but Kilkenny’s players at least left the Clare legend with a little something to think about at Nowlan Park.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016