Offaly’s slide from football superpower to forgotten backwater has happened, for the most part, on the fringes of the wider consciousness but the county’s parlous state has been framed in a sharper focus of late.

New Offaly manager John Maughan has admitted that working with lower-division counties has been something of a culture shock.

As his name continues to be linked with the Mayo senior manager’s position, Westport have been given no indication that James Horan won’t be remaining on in charge of their senior team.

A teenager appeared at Cork District Court yesterday in relation to an investigation into the targeting of bank customers after they had withdrawn substantial sums of cash from branches around Munster.

A man, who claims he was misled about his right to avail of Nissan’s ‘Massive €4,000 Scrappage Offer,’ has been told by a judge he must pursue any perceived grievance through arbitration, rather than the courts.

A father-of-six who attacked a man with a claw hammer in a family restaurant, subjecting diners to "a violent and frightening experience" has been jailed for 18 months.

History was made in today’s Mayo SFC Final as Castlebar Mitchels retained their title and claimed the Moclair Cup for the third season in a row.

A sleight of hand saw a black bag containing an iPhone, iPod, and iPad being replaced with a similar bag containing nothing more valuable than two bottles of water and some paper.

"It is devastating to have people blame me".

Here’s hoping he does the tango next week.

A repeat social welfare fraudster who was caught after his picture was run through facial recognition software by Department of Social Protection investigators has been sentenced to three years in jail, with the final two years suspended.

A repeat social welfare fraudster who was caught after his picture was run through facial recognition software by Department of Social Protection investigators has been sentenced to three years in jail with the final two years suspended.

Dublin-based energy solutions provider UrbanVolt is planning to expand its services into the UK by the end of this year and into the US and mainland Europe markets next year.

The father of a 17-year-old boy who died after he fell from a bridge claims his son was bullied because he was gay.

There are many difficult things about being a parent but one I struggle often with is how to explain the horrible things that can occur in the world, and why they might happen, writes Alison O’Connor.

A 19-year-old man used violence to control his 16-year-old wife’s every move and once gave her the option of having a belt put around her neck or have her arm burned with a poker.

John Maughan is poised for a return to the Mayo sideline having emerged as the frontrunner for the county’s vacant U21 manager’s position.

The Road Safety Authority has said it believes a widely-shared video of a cyclist who was deliberately thrown from his bicycle by the occupants of a passing car is a matter for the gardaí.

Gardaí have stepped up their search for a couple that went missing in Meath 48 days ago.

Two goals from penalties by Salthill/Knocknacarra’s Shane Maughan couldn’t prevent All-Ireland champions Corofin win on their return to the Galway SFC.

A 40-year-old man has been convicted of murdering a Polish man in Co Clare last year.

There was uproar at the Central Criminal Court after a 40-year-old Co Clare man was convicted of murdering Piotr Nowakowski in Ennis last year.

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A murder probe has been launched after a 26-year-old was shot dead.

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Cillian O’Connor is all but certain to miss Mayo’s All-Ireland final on September 22 after being forced off with an injury to his already suspect right shoulder yesterday.

There are six candidates in the running to manage the Westmeath senior footballers next season, including incumbent boss Pat Flanagan, former Wexford manager Jason Ryan and ex-Mayo supremo John Maughan.

Two men are being charged in connection with the death of a Polish man in Co Clare yesterday.

Cusack Park, no different to any GAA ground, has played host to its fair share of hair-raising encounters, its catalogue of incidents replicated the country over; rows and controversies, thrown in with equal measures of ecstasy and heartache.

José Mourinho. Pep Guardiola. André Villas-Boas. All managers on-trend with their smart shirt, jacket, and tie look. So why haven’t GAA managers followed suit and gone all Savile Row on us?

A 64-year-old man getting the last bus home from town was accosted by three women who demanded money and went through his pockets to rob him, and yesterday one of the culprits was jailed for eight months.

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11 AET

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11