Failure to beat Westmeath at home was the catalyst in Pat Flanagan's departure from the Offaly job. Westmeath got it together in Cusack Park the following Saturday.
Next year's league campaign will be a challenge.
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- Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:19 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 2018 NFL
- Replies: 149
- Views: 133508
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 2018 NFL
- Replies: 149
- Views: 133508
Re: NFL
If Offaly start a bit quicker this year, the Longford game should be winnable. My suspicion was that Longford were more advanced in the winter preparations when Offaly faded in the latter stages of last year's opener. 2 points here are extra important when you see Rounds 2, 3 and 4 - Two aways to F...
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:28 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: New Managers for 2018
- Replies: 42
- Views: 55308
Re: New Managers for 2018
I think the name is Billy Sheehy, a selector with Cork recently.LooseCannon wrote:I see that Billy Sheehan (former Laois footballer will be Wallace's assistant)
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- Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:22 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Numbers
- Replies: 44
- Views: 43416
Re: Numbers
POTH and other posters. For information, there is a townland of Derryadd, in Killeigh parish. Tinny cross is a few miles from Tullamore, and is in Tullamore parish. Spollen Concrete had a plant there In the 70's Shamrocks, Rahan parish comes in the Charleville Road in Tullamore, as far as The Harrie...
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Numbers
- Replies: 44
- Views: 43416
Re: Numbers
A. (is Tinnycross (458) Ballycommon or perhaps Cappincur?) Don't take this as gospel, but I think Tinnycross is Tullamore parish. It is the area out around Ballydaly and that general area. B. Ballinamere: Silverbrook 730 Durrow: Durrow 737 Tullamore: Tullamore Urban 11,375 There is a similar arrang...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:59 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 2017 Offaly SFC Semi-Finals
- Replies: 23
- Views: 28416
Re: Semi-Finals
Ferbane are already drafting a motion for GAA congress, where the referee has to mark the pitch with shaving foam! One lad from Ferbane has videos on his Facebook page criticising Smyth, by showing the Brady goal, and build up to it, and also one where Smyth made a refereeeing error last year. That...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:57 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 2017 Offaly SFC Semi-Finals
- Replies: 23
- Views: 28416
Re: Semi-Finals
Also, bring south Offaly clubs into Football. Bring north Offaly clubs into Hurling. FOOTBALL Shinrone/Ballyskenagh/Killavilla U Coolderry/Seir Kieran U Crinkle/C&R U Let Birr have their own Kinnitty/Drumcullen/Lusmagh U K/K need to put together an adult team These are underage amalgamations th...
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:14 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly GAA - in Crisis
- Replies: 157
- Views: 195331
Re: Offaly GAA - in Crisis
Clodiagh Gaels cover Raheen and Ballinagar for hurling only. Raheen, Ballinagar and Clodiagh Gaels have separate football teams.
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:01 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 2017 Offaly SFC Semi-Finals
- Replies: 23
- Views: 28416
Re: Semi-Finals
You covered all the options there LC.
I pick Ferbane and Rhode for the SFC A Final. Tubber and Shamrocks in Senior B.
I pick Ferbane and Rhode for the SFC A Final. Tubber and Shamrocks in Senior B.
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:37 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: James McCarthy Dublin
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23413
Re: James McCarthy Dublin
Thanks for correction re David Henry. Vincent Henry, former Offaly player is his uncle.dubbiff wrote:David Henry played for Dublin and I think his uncle is Vincent Henry from the 1982 team. Also Ciaran Kilkenny's mother is an Offaly woman but I cannot remember where she hails from.
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:48 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: James McCarthy Dublin
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23413
Re: James McCarthy Dublin
Regarding Kevin Heffernan::: I was always told as a child that Kevin Heffernan was actually born in Offaly (Tullamore maternity Unit ??) and would be very aggressive when it was mentioned to him,,,, He had an intense dislike to that being discussed,,,,,,,,,,,, Was his Dad actually stationed in Port...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:45 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: James McCarthy Dublin
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23413
Re: James McCarthy Dublin
His mother was from Kilkenny. I never heard he was born in Tullamore. He had a thing about Offaly,despite his father's origins.
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:58 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: James McCarthy Dublin
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23413
Re: James McCarthy Dublin
Kind of a confessional! The late Kevin Heffernan, Dublin manager in the 1970's, had a father from Offaly. He was a Garda in Dublin, from Bracknagh I believe.kaiserchief wrote:There could be a lot of secrets unveiled in these posts!!
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:28 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: New Managers for 2018
- Replies: 42
- Views: 55308
Re: New Managers for 2018
its a bit strange really.were getting in a manager that prob will need directions to get to tullamore and o connor park.and if he had to name 5 offaly players would prob struggle. he replaces a well regarded offaly man with a lifetimes experience of playing and managing in the county, who had zero ...
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:51 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly SHC
- Replies: 148
- Views: 193589
Re: Offaly SHC
Heart says Belmont v Seir Kieran's Final, but head says KK v Rynagh's. Probably a total eclipse of the heart!