Person: Peter Cunningham

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Offaly put together back-to-back win against Sligo

For just the second time in the 19-year history of the qualifiers, Offaly have put together back-to-back wins and reached the third-round qualifier pot, where they will be the only team of the eight who will play their football outside the top two divisions of the National League in 2020.

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Offaly negoitate tricky first round to create ten point margin against London

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Meath struggle to get past Offaly in Leinster Football opener

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Football league wrap: Ulster sides on top in Divisions 3 and 4

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'We got lucky': Pres pull off smash-and-grab victory to set up final with Christians

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Ulster sides leading Division 3 and 4 of Football League

Westmeath prevail in Leinster quarter-final replay to set up clash with Dublin

Back-to-back All-Ireland champions Dublin will face old foes Westmeath next weekend after Tom Cribbin's side edged out Offaly at the second attempt in the Leinster quarter-finals.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Magic from Quinlivan sparks spectacular Tipp turnaround

Tipperary rode their luck but came away from Tullamore with the win that puts them top of the pile in Division 3 on scoring difference. A moment of brilliance from Michael Quinlivan in the 53rd minute to give Tipp their second goal helped them erode a six-point deficit to eventually get over the line by four.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Cian O’Neill opts for temporary luxury of attacking mode

Kildare 1-22, Offaly 2-14: Cian O’Neill gave an insight into the shadow Dublin place over the Leinster Championship when explaining that the switch from having two sweepers to one was determined by not having the prospect of facing them next.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Victorious Kieran Martin bloodied in attack after final-whistle

Westmeath 0-13 Offaly 0-12: There were unsavoury scenes at the end of this Leinster SFC quarter-final, as Westmeath star Kieran Martin was struck after the final whistle.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Pat Flanagan’s faith rewarded as fiery Offaly advance

Offaly 2-21 Longford 2-13: Offaly manager Pat Flanagan was understandably jubilant after Offaly won their first Leinster Championship match in nine years but was quick to challenge his players to go further.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Cian O’Neill hails Kildare’s resilience

Kildare 1-12 Offaly 1-8: Kildare made it two wins from two as they bid to make a quick return to the second tier of League football.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Flanagan bemoans agenda against minnows

Kildare 1-15 Offaly 1-13

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Arts Council announces nominees for inaugural Irish Laureate

The Arts Council has published the full list of nominees for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2014

McDonnell ready to push on

Offaly manager Emmet McDonnell faces a stiff task to get his players up to speed as they return to their clubs and face a six-week wait for the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Longford survive late Offaly fightback

Longford 0-19 Offaly 0-15

Sun, 18 May, 2014

Breffni eye promotion to the second tier

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Mon, 27 Jan, 2014

Laois finish in style to foil Offaly comeback

Laois 2-18 Offaly 1-15

Thu, 09 Jan, 2014

Second security alert in Armagh as pipe bomb found

A security alert in Armagh this morning has been declared over following the removal of a viable pipe bome.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2013

Slick Tyrone turn on power

Offaly 0-08 Tyrone 1-27

Mon, 01 Jul, 2013

Tyrone destroy Offaly in Tullamore

Tyrone 1-27 Offaly 0-8

Sat, 29 Jun, 2013

Kildare, Offaly name teams for quarter-final

A number of young players will make the step up to Senior Championship football when Kildare and Offaly meet in this evening's opening Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

Sat, 01 Jun, 2013

Darby wins it for Offaly

Leitrim 0-8 Offaly 0-9

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Limerick take the lead after securing a narrow victory

Limerick enjoy a four-point lead at the top of Allianz Football League Division 4 after emerging as slender 0-10 to 0-9 winners over Carlow this afternoon.

Sun, 10 Mar, 2013

Offaly struggle to see off London

London 1-05 Offaly 1-13

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Football League Division 4 round-up

Offaly, Carlow and Waterford all gained away victories in Division 4 of the Football League today, while Limerick registered a home win over Leitrim.

Sun, 03 Feb, 2013

Two out of two for Dublin

Dublin made it two wins out of two in the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup tonight as they saw off the challenge of DCU at Parnell Park.

Wed, 09 Jan, 2013

Louth hang on to bridgelong gap

Although only scoring once in the last 23 minutes, Louth held out to bridge a 16-year gap when advancing to the Leinster U21FC final at the expense of a fancied Offaly side at Navan’s Páirc Tailteann last night.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2012

Pastures new for Setanta in Sydney

SETANTA Ó hAilpín has been handed another opportunity to become an established AFL player after new franchise, Greater Western Sydney selected him in the AFL draft at Homebush yesterday.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2011

Carlton continue GAA player recruitment drive

AFL club Carlton’s recruitment of underage Gaelic football stars shows no signs of abating.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2011

Not a lot has changed in 45 years

I AM currently reading Ireland Since the Rising by Tim Pat Coogan, published in 1966.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2011

Longford stun Faithful

IN a season of shock results this one might just slip under the radar, but Longford’s minor footballers achievement in claiming a Leinster title deserves tremendous credit.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2010

A political habit we just can’t kick

I WAS quite shocked by the recent election results. Shocked, that is, that Fianna Fáil actually received as many votes as it did. Why anyone would choose to vote for this party of corruption, cronyism, incompetence and shysterism, let alone run, canvass or be an apologist for it absolutely beats me.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2009