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328 uncovered were the best they had in Leinster Council today (don't know about upper decks). 328 is okay, but they claimed the best tickets had gone to the County Boards. It's the one thing I hate about championship - getting tickets for people 'cos invariably someone doesn't like what they get. I...

Does anyone have contact information for the Offaly County Board? I'd like to get the 'official' view of the situation - which I'd be happy to report back on...

offaly@gaa.ie

Really a Leinster problem though - they know before they make the fixtures when the qualifiers will be.

So you reckon Brendan Murphy will be off the scene by the time he's 29, but Donal Franks is going to make a come back in his late 30's?

Clara (U) v Shinrone (F) - Clara
Killavilla (U) v Belmont (F) - Belmont
Birr (F) v Kilcormac/Killoughey (U) - KK
Ballyskenagh v St. Rynaghs - Ballyskenagh
Kinnitty (U) v Coolderry (F) - Kinnitty

Fri, 7.30 - Birr (F) vs Drumcullen (U) Birr
Sat, 7.30 - Kinnitty vs Seir Kieran Clareen
Sat 7.30 - Belmont vs Shamrocks Belmont
Sun 2.00 - Lusmagh (F) vs Killavilla (U) Lusmagh
Sun 3.30 - Coolderry (F) vs Shinrone (U) Coolderry
Sun 6.00 - Ballyskenagh vs Kilcormac/Killoughey Ballyskenagh

Letting in six goals though???? I take it that was a freak result, I sure hope so! Wasn't there myself after all, they changed the time to 5 pm (shows how much interest there is in football around these parts!), so I spent the morning having a Club v County debate with myself, left late and missed ...

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Junior club game first, on to Portlaoise, back home for the Celebrations(!!), onto Navan, back home for league game, ER, bed... work

First the Pope dies, now the Messiah of Offaly hurling, the chosen one has retired!

We have a new Pope and god may not be retired just yet - perhaps not such a bad day for the faithful after all!

Gracefield v St. Brigids - Gracefield
Bracknagh v Edenderry - Edenderry
Clara v Seir Kieran - Draw
Tullamore v Shamrocks - Tullamore

Shamrocks v Tullamore - Shamrocks
Shannonbridge v Edenderry - Shannonbridge
Clara v Doon - Doon
Rhode v Ferbane - Rhode
Erin Rovers v Ballycumber - Ballycumber

Any of ye at this? One thing that struck me was all the talk about the great players of the past and the great potential for the future - not a word of recognition for the PRESENT squads. I doubt if it was intentional, but I thought it was a bad oversight.

It's not a full round of SHC on 16th/17th April, just two games involving dual clubs.

. Have we been too optimistic, or were Cistercian just very good? Wasn't at the game, so don't know much about it other than CCR were very disappointed, as they felt they had a very decent side this year. There are a few people there putting in great work against competition from the no. 1 sport in ...

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It's as close as I'm going to get anyway!!