Galway 2-19 Offaly 2-9: It was a day when Galway did all that was required of them and not a lot more to advance to a Leinster final meeting with Kilkenny in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland decider.

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.

Clare 2-21 Offaly 0-15: Davy Fitzgerald’s Bannermen, similar to the under-construction main stand which provided an appropriate backdrop to this Division 1B contest, are very much a work in progress.

Tipperary 2-17 Offaly 1-15: Michael Ryan declared himself pleased with his first outing in charge of Tipperary’s senior hurlers, as the Premier County scored a five-point victory over Offaly in yesterday’s Templemore challenge outing.

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.

Tipperary 1-14 Waterford 0-16: Despite registering just 1-3 from play, Liam Cahill’s Tipperary did just about enough to book their place in the semi-finals of the Electric Ireland Munster minor hurling championship last night.

O’Donovan Rossa 1-14 Douglas 1-06

Wexford 2-17 Offaly 0-13

Birr 0-16 St Rynagh’s 1-07

Douglas 3-19 Newtownshandrum 1-15

Douglas 1-10 St Vincent’s 1-05

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Cork 1-15 Cork IT 0-11

Duhallow 0-13 Douglas 1-9

One of the great attractions of the U21 championship over the years was that it was so spontaneous, so off-the-cuff, scorefests in which teams simply tore into each other.

The management teams from Clare and Kilkenny have opted for unchanged starting line-ups for tomorrow's Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U-21 Hurling Championship final in Thurles (throw-in 7pm).

Douglas 2-14 Newmarket 0-4

Douglas 1-14 Bishopstown 1-20

A hat-trick of first-half goals helped carry Kilkenny into the Bord Gais All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling final, and Cats boss Richie Mulrooney was thankful of his sides good start.

“A good competitive workout,” was how opposing managers John Allen and Ollie Baker described last night’s senior hurling challenge to commemorate the Pallasgreen club’s 125th anniversary where Limerick built up enough of an advantage by the three-quarter mark to withstand Offaly’s late challenge.

A jury at Cork City Coroner’s Court has recommended a city-wide safety audit of split-level walls after hearing how a student plunged 30ft to his death.

Limerick 2-16 Offaly 4-10

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.

Offaly 1-22 Antrim 1-17

Wexford 3-18 Offaly 2-20

Offaly cantered to a comprehensive 12 points victory in this lack lustre Allianz NHL Division 1B opening round encounter at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday as Laois never recovered from the dismissal of Michael McEvoy in the 21st minute.

A magnificent 16-point haul by full-forward Joe Bergin helped Ollie Baker’s Offaly retain their grip on the Bord na Mona Walsh Shield following a hard-earned extra-time victory over the students of DIT at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

Darren Clarke has sacked his caddy John Mulrooney.

YOU could draw a strong similarity in the pitching and rolling of the boat Darren Clarke was aboard last Monday and the rocking nature of the unique 17th hole island green at the Amata Spring Country Club at this week’s Thailand Golf Championship.

MANY seek it, most don’t have it, but Caolan Mulrooney had the X-factor.

The funeral of Cork student Caolan Mulrooney is to take place later today.

The body of a young man has been found in Cork city, in a yard off Douglas Street just after 11am today.

THE father of a missing student has urged people to focus on a specific part of Cork city after CCTV images tracked his son’s movements away from the River Lee.

NEMO RANGERS’ goal in the 17th minute proved all-important in deciding this Cork SFC fourth round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

JOHN MULROONEY, who caddied for Darren Clarke at last weekend’s British Open, has joined the chorus of praise and admiration reverberating around the sporting world for the Dungannon man’s achievement, describing Sunday as “the most amazing day of my life”.

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).

OFFALY forward Shane Dooley is recovering today after a minor operation in Tullamore’s Midland Regional Hospital, following an injury suffered in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League game against Dublin.

ORGANIC Irish milk is expected to be proven healthier than both organic and conventional processed imported product, according to as-yet unpublished research by Limerick Institute of Technology.

NEVER write off those dreams of picking up an international cap. A cheeky drunken email has bagged eight Irish amateur footballers a place at the football tennis world championships in Turkey next month – even though they’ve never played the sport before.

IT WASN’T the historic success most Kilkenny fans travelled to Croke Park hoping for but, according to manager Richie Mulrooney, his minor team can take their own place in the county’s GAA annals.

THE theme of demolition jobs by Kilkenny hurling sides began early in Croke Park yesterday afternoon.

GALWAY and Kilkenny both have injury concerns ahead of next Sunday’s ESB All-Ireland MHC semi-final in Croke Park.