A Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) decision from six years ago has convinced Dublin not to appeal against Mayo’s use of substitutes in last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final, the Irish Examiner reports.

A Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) decision from six years ago has convinced Dublin not to appeal against Mayo’s use of substitutes in last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

The managers of Allianz Football Division 3’s bottom two teams,Tipperary and Offaly, have both dismissed speculation they were close to vacating their positions.

CRAIG DIAS faces a hectic February if he is to help the ambitions of his club, college and county in winning silverware.

Offaly 2-10 Down 5-19

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.

Offaly battled bravely at Enniskillen, but Kevin Kilmurray’s side have been relegated to Division Two.

Laois 1-10 Offaly 1-08

IT’S over a quarter of a century now since Kevin Kilmurray spent a week planning for a Sunday where beating Laois was the focus.

Division 1A leaders Tyrone travel to Cork today to face the Rebels in the National Football League at Pairc Ui Rinn.

OWEN MULLIGAN has been ruled out of Tyrone’s Allianz National Football League clash with Cork on Sunday by a hamstring injury.

Luke Dempsey's Leinster will face Ulster in the Martin Donnelly & Co. Interprovincial football final in a fortnight, after late points from Damien Healy and Padraig Davis saw them edge Munster 1-10 to 1-9 in Portlaoise.

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Laois and Westmeath meet again today to decide this year's Leinster final at Croke Park, after a stalemate last week ensured a replay.

Laois and Westmeath lock horns in today’s much-anticipated Leinster football final at Croke

Westmeath All Star Rory O'Connell, who secured a High Court injunction to enable him to take part in Sunday's Leinster football final, has not made the starting line-up for the provincial decider against Laois.

RORY O'CONNELL has been handed a dramatic lifeline back into Sunday's Leinster final against Laois.

Westmeath manager Páidí Ó Sé is free to pick All Star Rory O'Connell for Sunday's Leinster football final after the midfielder was granted a temporary injunction in the High Court today.

Wexford 2-14 Offaly 0-15

A three-week respite for Offaly proved crucial in Newbridge this afternoon, as a stunning first half performance including two late goals from Pascal Kelleghan and Niall McNamee saw them 2-17 to 1-16 winners against a tired and vanquished Kildare.

Kildare 1-16 Offaly 2-17

Kildare 0-8 Offaly 2-11

Westmeath's star midfielder Rory O'Connell has revealed he'll appeal against the three-month ban that threatens to wreck his summer.

Young star Thomas Deehan has been handed his senior debut by Offaly football boss Gerry Fahey ahead of Sunday's O'Byrne Cup clash with Wexford.

LUKE Dempsey has been installed as favourite to succeed Paul O’Kelly as Offaly football boss, with the former Westmeath manager admitting he is interested in the job.

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