Person: Simon Whelehan

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GAA Hurling County finals wrap

Last years beaten All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling finalists Kilcormac-Killoughey captured back-to-back Offaly SHC titles at O'Connor Park this afternoon, while Na Piarsaigh, Kilmessan, Celbridge and Calry St. Joseph's also earned county silverware.

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Birr in seventh heaven after Leinster final win

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Installing a winning mentality amongst the Faithful

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Offaly breeze past Laois

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Déise call for Murphy and Queally

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Padjoe’s plan worked like clockwork for brilliant Birr

Peerless Birr brush aside Dunloy to make history

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Tue, 18 Mar, 2003

Classy Birr too good for Dunloy

Birr 1-19 Dunloy 0-11

Mon, 17 Mar, 2003

Hurling abuse to steady Birr in title face off with Athenry

SURELY in a hurling community as small as Offaly, where national success was unheard of until 1981, the current success of all-conquering Birr enjoys countywide support?

Fri, 14 Feb, 2003

Cork coach makes pledge to panelists

Cork 2-21 Birr 1-17 Brendan Larkin NEW Cork coach Donal O’Grady has pledged to give every hurler on the pre-season panel the opportunity to prove himself.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2003

Birr handle cold best to retain title

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Mon, 02 Dec, 2002

Birr retain title in difficult conditions - report

Birr 2-5 Young Ireland 1-2

Sun, 01 Dec, 2002

Tipp demolish Offaly challenge

Tipperary showed they had the appetite back as they demolished the Offaly challenge with a devestating second half display in this All-Ireland senior hurling championship qualifier at Portlaoise.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2002

Tipp trounce Offaly in qualifier

All-Ireland champions Tipperary made amends for losing their Munster crown with a 13-point trouncing of Offaly in their Guinness All-Ireland hurling qualifier at Portlaoise.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2002

Tipp lead Offaly at half-time

All-Ireland champions and Munster finalists Tipperary lead Offaly at half-time in the Guinness All-Ireland hurling qualifiers at Portlaoise.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2002

GAA: Awards given to club stars

Some of the top names in hurling and football were honoured today at the 6th AIB GAA Provincial Players Awards in Dublin, with all eight winners coming from the provincial champions.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2002

GAA: Provincial Player of the Year awards announced

Birr’s Simon Whelehan has won the AIB Provincial Player of the Year award for Leinster.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2002

GAA: Whelehan and Birr victorious in Kilkenny

Simon Whelehan made a glorious return after injury to inspire Offaly champions Birr to a convincing victory over Castletown (Laois) in the AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship final replay at Nolan Park.

Sun, 16 Dec, 2001

GAA: Dublin bound for div 2 after defeat at Offaly's hands

Dublin hurlers' plunge into division two of the Allianz NHL next season was confirmed in Birr, when the visitors suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a lively Offaly side.

Sun, 22 Apr, 2001