Offaly manager Brian Whelahan has revealed how Rory Hanniffy played through 2014 with three knee fractures and lined out against Tipperary in the Championship ‘against all medical advice’.

Tipperary 5-25 Offaly 1-20

LEINSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Kilkenny 5-32 Offaly 1-18

Brian Whelahan is no stranger to making history.

Birr 0-16 St Rynagh’s 1-07

Antrim 0-19 Offaly 0-21

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Thirteen players from All-Ireland SHC champions Kilkenny will be part of the Leinster panel for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial Hurling Championship semi-final against Connacht.

I have a problem with the All-Star awards and it’s this — where are those who are picking the teams from?

In looking through the nominations for the 2012 hurling All-Stars, I note what I would consider to be a few glaring omissions.

St Rynagh’s and Kilcormac/Killoughey will clash in an Offaly SHC final for the first time after they registered penultimate round victories over Shinrone and Birr, respectively, in Tullamore yesterday.

Change the format of the hurling championship, that’s the plea of Offaly manager Ollie Baker this week as his side prepare for the daunting trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday to take on the home side in phase two of the All-Ireland qualifier series.

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has refreshed his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC second phase qualifier against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 7pm).

It’s time logic began to enter the thinking of the GAA. We have two huge hurling games tomorrow but at venues 50 miles apart.

Hectic times for Rory Hanniffy.

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has named an unchanged team to face Galway in Sunday's Leinster SHC semi-final in Portlaoise (throw-in 2pm).

Three months ago, Wexford came from nine points down to grab a sensational one-point Allianz League victory over Offaly thanks to a late goal from teenager Jack Guiney.

Anyone who went to Offaly’s clash with Wexford in Tullamore on Saturday to see good hurling, good individual displays or good team play would have been sorely let down.

Offaly and Wexford, both in need of a fillip, have the right men in charge to provide it

Wexford manager Liam Dunne and his Offaly counterpart Ollie Baker have selected their teams for Saturday's Leinster SHC quarter-final at O'Connor Park (throw-in 7pm).

Brian Cody welcomed John Tennyson back for his first game in a Kilkenny jersey since the 2010 All-Ireland final as they annihilated Offaly in a challenge last evening to mark the official opening of Clara’s impressive new facilities.

Offaly 0-19 Clare 2-14

Offaly manager Ollie Baker has named his side to face his native Clare in Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B encounter at O'Connor Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

Offaly 1-22 Antrim 1-17

When the final whistle sounded, Wexford supporters paused before a huge cheer greeted their dramatic comeback having pulled off one of the great escapes at Wexford Park yesterday.

Offaly 1-27 Laois 0-18

The 2012 M Donnelly-sponsored Interprovincial Football and Hurling Championship was launched today by GAA President Christy Cooney at Croke Park.

Cork 2-17 Offaly 2-16

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).

A VISIT to a builders providers on the way to Cork, says former star forward Johnny Flaherty, is Offaly’s best chance of beating Cork in this Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

SHANE DOOLEY’S 68th minute goal from a powerfully struck 20m free ensured that Offaly gained a draw with Clare in Saturday’s high- scoring challenge match to mark the official opening of Crinkill GAA grounds and also saw Gerry Quinn’s return to the Banner fold.

Defenders Maurice O'Brien and Oisin Gough will start for Dublin in tomorrow's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Offaly at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Offaly manager Joe Dooley has announced his team for Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

ARE Dublin hurlers now serious contenders for All-Ireland honours?

Tipperary 1-20 Offaly 0-10

IARLA TANNIAN and Galway produced a tour-de-force as they crushed 14-man Offaly in a one-sided Allianz NHL Division 1 encounter at blustery O’Connor Park yesterday.

THE nominations for the GPA Hurling team of the year have been announced with all those involved last weekend in the Vodafone All-Stars in the equation again.

THE fading sunlight in O’Connor Park on Saturday evening provided the backdrop as the Limerick hurlers finally bid their farewells to championship 2010.

Derek Molloy has returned from injury ahead of Offaly's GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Phase 2 qualifier against Limerick at O'Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday (7pm).

FIRST Croke Park, now Portlaoise.

ANOTHER brilliant game, just as I had forecast, and I can’t understand how anyone could have expected otherwise.

FAIR play to both Offaly and Galway for producing the game of the championships in Croke Park last weekend.