The success of Offaly footballers in 1982 was rooted in the bogs of the county.

The evenings are that bit brighter, all the hurt and disappointment of last year is long forgotten, hope is back in the hearts of supporters in every corner of the country. There is a road to some kind of glory for everyone. This could be the year.

Stepping onto the O’Moore Park sod tomorrow, Paraic Sullivan would have every reason to allow himself a moment. A fifth Leinster club final in 10 years with Rhode is an achievement in itself but his return to play from a second cruciate injury has been just as admirable.

Pat Smullen has confirmed that it’s all systems go for Harzand to make his bid for a famous Derby double at The Curragh on Saturday.

Eoghan Cormican says Cian O'Neill will deliver promotion for the Lilywhites.

We should be managing our resources while being aware that we share a small planet, writes Victoria White

A teenager and man in his 20's have been arrested in connection with an assault and a house fire in Rhode in Co Offaly in September.

A man is fighting for his life after he was found outside a burning house in rural Co Offaly with multiple stab wounds and severe burns.

A man in his 50s has been arrested after almost €250,000 worth of cannabis plants were seized in Co Offaly.

Pat Daly has admitted that another 1-7 tally isn’t going to be enough to capture the provincial title that Rhode crave.

The new 460 megawatt (MW) clean gas power station built by SSE Airtricity in Co Wexford is set to be fully operational in the coming months, when it will be capable of providing energy for half a million homes.

Gardaí were last night moving towards charging a woman in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old girl in Tullamore, Co Offaly, over 18 months ago.

Strong winds have caused an electricity pylon to crash into two homes in Co Down.

Offaly footballer Niall McNamee has opened up about his recovery from a ‘torturous’ gambling addiction.

Rhode in County Offaly has smashed into the Guinness Book of World Records.

It could take up to 10 days before gardaí get the results of toxicological tests carried out on 11-year-old Emily Barut.

Gardaí are waiting to question the mother of a severely disabled girl who died in suspicious circumstances at her home in Tullamore, Co Offaly, over the weekend.

A total of 18 allegations of sexual abuse were made against 10 priests in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin over the past 37 years.

British energy giant SSE is set to further boost its presence here, through the €320m acquisition of the Irish assets of Spanish utility Endesa and the creation of 700 jobs.

Four Championship newcomers are in the Offaly team to take on Kildare in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final in Portlaoise (throw-in 4pm).

The trial of a man accused of the manslaughter of an Offaly publican has today heard that none of the DNA profiles found at the scene matched that of the accused.

Outside of Kilkenny’s defeat to Wicklow last weekend, Offaly’s 12-point loss to Longford was the biggest deficit of the 15 Allianz League games.

AROUND this time every year it’s difficult to escape the various sporting lists of ‘ones to watch’ for the next 12 months.

Offaly footballer Niall McNamee has become the latest player to complain to the social networking website Twitter after a false account was created in his name.

TO Stephen Darby, Carbury always represented class.

Tom Cribbin has resigned as Offaly senior football manager after three years in charge.

REVOLUTIONS start innocuously: a small spark, a quiet shift in opinion, a slow realisation that an establishment has reached its final days.

A JANUARY boost, this. Two teams who like to play football and haven’t been prevented from staging training sessions or challenge matches in the run-up to today. Joy!

The bad weather is continuing to cause considerable disruption to public transport.

A 4,000 tonne delivery of salt for treating roads is due to arrive in Cork this evening.

Met Éireann has issued an updated severe weather alert as the country faces another day of freezing conditions.

Commuters on the M9 in Kildare will today face delays as gardaí and council staff work to clear any remaining snow.

Most transport services are running normally this morning, despite another night of sub-zero conditions.

Dublin Airport Authority says the airport is fully operational this morning, despite another night of freezing conditions.

Treacherous road conditions are being reported right around the country again this morning following a night of sub-zero conditions.

A Brazilian man has drowned in an accident on the Offaly Westmeath border.

HOT favourites Skryne were made battle all the way by well-organised Castletown in a highly competitive Leinster club senior football quarter-final clash at Navan’s Páirc Tailteann.

THE FBD Young Farmer of the Year who will be named next week is likely to be a well-qualified part-timer, strongly involved in IFA and Macra and the local community.