Longford’s survival instincts served them well as they came from seven points adrift to oust Offaly in a keenly contested Leinster SFC clash at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

Dublin 0-17 Offaly 0-13: A magnificent seven points in a row from resurgent Dublin secured victory at Parnell Park and pole position in Group A of the O’Byrne Cup.

O’Byrne Cup

Laois 2-18 Offaly 1-15

Newtown Blues (Louth) 0-12 Tullamore (Offaly) 1-07

Tullamore 2-07 Rhode 0-09

Kildare 0-19 Offaly 1-12

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Offaly manager Emmet McDonnell has kept faith with the side which beat Tipperary last time out for Saturday's Allianz Football League Division 4 final against Limerick at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

Offaly 2-10 Tipperary 1-08

Former Antrim player James Loughrey is a new addition to the Cork bench for Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Mayo after completing a transfer to Mallow from St Brigid’s.

Leitrim 0-8 Offaly 0-9

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has named just four recognised forwards in his attack for tomorrow’s trip to Ballybofey.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has shaken up his team for tomorrow’s round three Division One clash away to Kildare, making six changes from the side that started last month’s home defeat to Dublin.

Offaly 1-8 Limerick 0-12

Offaly 1-11 Laois 1-8

Tipperary, already relegated from Division 3, took Offaly with them yesterday as Peter Creedon’s first game in charge of the Premier County produced a deserved three-point win.

It says something when just over three months into the year, Finian Hanley admits he’s enjoying his football more than ever.

Roscommon maintained their perfect start to their Division Three campaign with a win that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor has named only seven of the team defeated by Dublin in last September’s All-Ireland final for Saturday’s rematch in the opening round of the Allianz Football League Division 1 in Croke Park.

KILDARE made light work of a desperately uncompetitive Offaly to set-up an O’Byrne Cup semi-final with All-Ireland champions Dublin that has an exciting feel to it, even at this early juncture of the season.

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.

All-Ireland SFC Round 3 qualifier

Offaly manager Tom Cribbin and his Down counterpart James McCartan have named their sides for Saturday's Round 3 All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifier at O'Connor Park, Tullamore (7pm).

OFFALY’S quietly efficient progress through the All-Ireland qualifiers continued at home in Tullamore on Saturday yet they laboured before advancing past Waterford.

Offaly 0-15 Waterford 0-10

TYRONE have been hit with a suspension blow which has ruled three of their top players out of tomorrow’s NFL clash with Mayo.

Offaly have included one championship debutant in their team for tomorrow evening's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Westmeath (Tullamore, throw-in 6.30pm).

BRIAN DARBY will keep up the family tradition by lining out with Offaly against Westmeath in Saturday night’s Leinster senior football championship in Tullamore.

Despite fears over the fitness of some of his key players, Offaly manager Pat Roe has decided to name an unchanged team for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

Offaly 2-19 Carlow 3-7

Former captain Karol Slattery has been passed fit to line out for Offaly in their Leinster SFC opener against Carlow this Sunday (Portlaoise, throw-in 2.10pm).

Laois 0-13 Offaly 1-7, Portlaoise

Birr starlet Sean Ryan has been passed fit to take his place in the Offaly team for tomorrow's Cadbury's Leinster Under-21 football final against Laois (Portlaoise, throw-in 6.30pm).

Laois 1-09 Offaly 0-04

AFTER years in the doldrums, Offaly’s resurgence has been the undoubted feelgood story of the summer but few expect a fairytale ending against Dublin in tomorrow’s Leinster SFC Final (Croke Park, 4pm, RTÉ 2).

Kildare 0-15 Offaly 3-9