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With seedings in play the groups will be consist of:

Kilcormac/Killoughey or Shinrone
Ballinamere or St Rynaghs
Birr or Coolderry
Belmont or Tullamore
Kinnitty or Seir Kieran

Considering both clubs were senior about 15 years ago its a considerable fall. Ballyskenagh have gone from being in a senior hurling final to being an amalgamated club in the 4th of 5 tiers of Offaly hurling in the space of 20 years. Makes you respect what the likes of Seir Kieran, Kinnitty and Coo...

I suppose there is many factors what is the club doing to keep the players attracted to the club and wanting the young lads to stay? Going on what is leaving it would suggest not much. Considering both clubs were senior about 15 years ago its a considerable fall. Maybe the club developed them and n...

Following on from Luke Watkins’ controversial transfer from Ballyskenagh/Killavilla to Shinrone the Carney twins are now looking to follow the same path. If you were a member of Ballyskenagh/Killavilla you’d have to fairly disillusioned with all this. https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1403598/ta...

Dan Ravenhill, Adam Screeney, Declan Cleary & Dan Bourke are in with seniors so far not sure who else. Adrian Cleary and Paddy Clancy have opted out for the year. Also heard that Paul Cleary from Shinrone and Kieran Connors from Clareen are in. Langton brothers no longer part of the panel. Dan ...

Fantastic article.

An amazingly gifted hurler. A joy to watch. One of the greatest forwards to ever grace the game. 1 All Ireland SHC 1981 2 Leinster SHC 1980, 1981. 6 Offaly SHC 1967, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985 1 All Star 1981 Corner Forward on the Offaly Team of the Millenium. But his infectious enthusiasm for the...

Correct. So theoretically they can start 2024 playing Senior B and work their way to Senior A. The reality of it for K/K next year is by the end of the group stage of the championship they will probably have 21 or 22 guys who can only hurl Senior A for the rest of the year. The 18 named, plus the 3 ...

My understanding is the following. Technically, all those who played in the winning Senior B final are graded Senior next year. That would mean that Kilcormac-Killoughey would have around 40 players graded Senior next year. However, the regrading rules changed about five years ago. Prior to that, t...

Shane Curley from Roscommon to take over in Belmont. Unsure if that is coaching and/or management. Had previously been with Four Roads and Cappataggle. I say it must be the coaching side of things going by the last paragraph of this article. https://roscommonpeople.ie/no-complacency-in-four-roads-c...

Paul Keane from Adare to take over in Shinrone. Was fairly swiftly appointed after Fletcher left. Following a quick Google search I see that Paul Keane has led Adare to a league title in Limerick, a Senior B title with Burgess in Tipperary and a Clare Cup (Division 1 League) with O'Callaghan Mills ...

That has the bang of Eamon Kelly off it!! Left Offaly due to work commitments and was managing Laois the following season!!

Any word on hurling managers? Brian caroll over coolderry. Tullamore staying the same? Birr the same mgt. Ballinamere same Kinnitty looking Clareen looking Kk the same mgt. Shinrone? Kilcormac/Killoughey - Judging by some of his interviews and the general vibe I would say Shane Hand will step aside...

Birr would be far stronger than Kilcormac this year.

Surprised by the St Rynagh's decision. Liam Dunphy and James McGrath are highly enough regarded. Maybe they left of their own regard. Denis Byrne seemed to be making some progress with Coolderry and they improved on 2022. Both management teams only got 1 year which is probably not ideal. Apparently ...