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Reader's Blog: We Irish are intoxicated by our own stereotype

The notion of ‘ah, yeah, we will just go for the one drink’ could not be any more of a lie than me telling my parents the report cards haven’t been sent out yet.

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Martin bids to restore Offaly’s shattered confidence

New Offaly hurling manager Kevin Martin has admitted his players’ confidence needs to be rebuilt after a disastrous few years and several ‘thrashings’.

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

New Offaly hurling manager Kevin Martin has admitted that the 2018 Championship will be particularly punishing on players.

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James Dempsey may not be part of Offaly plans for 2018

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Galway hit 33 points yet never leave third gear

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Davy Fitz sees his Wexford side secure promotion while Galway see off Kerry

Never-say-die Munster go on late scoring burst

GAA Interprovincial hurling final

Fri, 16 Dec, 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

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

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

Westmeath v Offaly - Leinster GAA Hurling Championship Qualifier Round 1

Westmeath stun woeful Offaly

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

Wexford v Offaly - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Semi-Final

Wexford's greater urgency ensures Walsh Cup progress

Wexford 0-14 Offaly 0-6: Wexford manager Liam Dunne admitted conditions were difficult but he was happy with his side’s eventual eight-point victory over Offaly in their Walsh Cup semi-final played in O’Kennedy Park, New Ross, yesterday.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Brendan Murphy is tackled by Michael Kenny 17/1/2016

Late Offaly goals sink Kilkenny youngsters

Offaly hurlers’ first inter-county game in Birr in nine years ended with a hard-fought victory over an experimental Kilkenny side comprising U21s and a handful of senior panellists.

Sun, 17 Jan, 2016

Davy’s delight as Banner unfurled for summer journey

Clare 3-26 Offaly 0-15

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Collins baffled as Banner crash to 14-man Longford

Longford 2-12 Clare 1-12

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

George Hook had erotic novel rejected by publishers

Rugby pundit and Newstalk presenter George Hook has hit the headlines today by revealing he "made a stab" at an erotic novel, but it had been rejected by a publisher.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2015

Cheddar Plunkett’s delight as Laois end 43-year Offaly agony

Laois 0-29 Offaly 0-20: A little over a week ago, Laois hurling was at a crossroads, with the significant progress made in the past three years on the brink of being washed away in one fell swoop.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Laois blitz Offaly

Laois put a difficult fortnight behind them in the most definitive fashion possible, blitzing old rivals Offaly in the final 45 minutes to record their first championship victory over them in 43 years.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2015

First half onslaught sees 13-man Tipp through to semi-final

Tipperary only scored two second-half points, but advanced to their fourth Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final in a row, after a six-point win over Offaly at O'Connor Park today.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2015

Wexford turn things around against Offaly

Offaly 0-12 Wexford 2-15: One of hurling’s longest unbeaten runs came crashing down yesterday afternoon in O’Connor Park as Wexford overcame dismal conditions and some incredibly errant shooting to record a 2-15 to 0-12 win over Offaly and move to the top of the Division 1B table.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

Offaly’s great escape breaks Antrim hearts

Antrim 1-20 Offaly 2-19

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Cork could learn one lesson from Kilkenny – be ruthless

The only bit of entertainment I got out of the two games this weekend was meeting the renowned Effin’ Eddie from YouTube fame in the middle of the field at Semple Stadium, writes Tony Considine.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Sky’s the limit for Cats

LEINSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Kilkenny breeze past Offaly as Sky cameras roll

Kilkenny 5-32 Offaly 1-18

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014

Sharp Déise run riot against Offaly

Waterford 6-23 Offaly 0-14

Mon, 12 May, 2014

Cork win but fail to drive home the point

Cork 1-24 Offaly 1-18

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Offaly put up firm fight against Rebels

Cork 1-24 Offaly 1-18

Sun, 09 Mar, 2014

Ryanair contemplates tapping capital markets

Ryanair is for the first time looking at tapping capital markets directly, as it prepares to take delivery of recently ordered Boeing aircraft.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2014

McGrath wrong choice for Déise game

A lot of the hype about the big rugby game on Saturday morning concentrated on the difference between northern and southern hemisphere refereeing.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

Kilkenny survive early scare from Offaly

Kilkenny 0-26 Offaly 4-9

Sun, 09 Jun, 2013

Limerick secure victory

Offaly 3-8 Limerick 0-21

Sun, 24 Mar, 2013

Bergin goal steals win for Offaly

Offaly 1-12 Carlow 1-10

Mon, 18 Mar, 2013

Offaly ‘grind out’ victory

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Offaly edge ahead of Wexford

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Sun, 10 Mar, 2013

Cork and Offaly make changes for qualifier clash

Both Cork and Offaly have made changes for Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC Phase II qualifier at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2012

Changes made to Offaly team

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has refreshed his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC second phase qualifier against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 7pm).

Wed, 04 Jul, 2012

Galway goals flow again, but...

The message is out now — if it’s scores you want, go and watch Galway.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2012

Offaly show heart, but Galway record convincing win

Galway 5-23 Offaly 3-15

Sun, 17 Jun, 2012

Baker names unchanged Offaly side

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has named an unchanged team to face Galway in Sunday's Leinster SHC semi-final in Portlaoise (throw-in 2pm).

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Morkan saves the day

Three months ago, Wexford came from nine points down to grab a sensational one-point Allianz League victory over Offaly thanks to a late goal from teenager Jack Guiney.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2012

Tennyson back as Cats crush Offaly

Brian Cody welcomed John Tennyson back for his first game in a Kilkenny jersey since the 2010 All-Ireland final as they annihilated Offaly in a challenge last evening to mark the official opening of Clara’s impressive new facilities.

Mon, 21 May, 2012

Offaly clinch draw in most dramatic of endings

Limerick 2-16 Offaly 4-10

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Dooley steers Offaly away from danger

Having let a nine point lead slip during a cruel loss to Wexford the previous week, Ollie Baker heaved a sigh of relief after his Offaly side survived a spirited Antrim revival in this Allianz League Division 1B encounter at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2012

Free-scoring Dooley guides Offaly to victory

Offaly 1-22 Antrim 1-17

Sun, 18 Mar, 2012

Offaly dominant as Laois' McEvoy sees red

Offaly 1-27 Laois 0-18

Sun, 26 Feb, 2012

Offaly include Hanniffy and Mulrooney

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).

Fri, 24 Jun, 2011

Dubs survive jitters

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.

Mon, 30 May, 2011

Dublin seal hard-fought win against Offaly

Dublin 2-21 Offaly 1-20, Croke Park

Sun, 29 May, 2011

O'Brien and Gough to start for Dublin

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).

Sat, 28 May, 2011

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