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by Buttons
Sun Aug 16, 2026 1:11 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club Football 2026
Replies: 92
Views: 37796

Re: Club Football 2026

Does anyone know if there is relegation in this years senior football. Initially I thought the plan was no relegation and have 6 teams in the weaker group. Report from the durrow vs clonbullogue inclines there will be a relegation match.

Hard to see Durrow putting out much of a team vs Clara.
by Buttons
Sat Aug 08, 2026 9:20 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling 2026
Replies: 70
Views: 21525

Re: Offaly Club Hurling 2026

Also to add if shinrone beat Belmont well then the final game Belmont against ballinamere could mean they top the group if they win and straight to semi final or probably get knocked out if they lose based on points difference with themselves, shinrone and tullamore.

It’s great to have so many ...
by Buttons
Sun Jul 26, 2026 10:07 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling 2026
Replies: 70
Views: 21525

Re: Offaly Club Hurling 2026

Ballinamere were up by about 5 at half time, 9 midway through the second half, draw game with a minute or two left and then ballinamere scored the final 4 points.
by Buttons
Sun Jul 26, 2026 2:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling 2026
Replies: 70
Views: 21525

Re: Offaly Club Hurling 2026

Was at the tullamore vs ballinamere game and best way to summarise it was even up to 20 minutes, all ballinamere from 20-45 minutes, all tullamore 45-58 minutes and then ballinamere once tullamore drew level.

Dooley kept tullamore in it with frees, Joe Maher probably scored about 7-8 points from ...
by Buttons
Sun May 17, 2026 2:58 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling 2026
Replies: 646
Views: 465124

Re: Offaly Hurling 2026

I agree about Eoghan Cahill the last two matches, I will say apart from the first two frees against Kilkenny he hasn’t put a foot wrong, every free is crucial and knowing that he is lethal fills the rest with confidence. We did miss a few in the first match against Dublin.

As for Liam hoare, his ...
by Buttons
Sun May 10, 2026 8:29 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling 2026
Replies: 646
Views: 465124

Re: Offaly Hurling 2026

Firstly well done to all for a massive result, just like the Dublin game we could have won but equally could easily have lost. After Cahill missed the first two frees and not really involved I must admit I was thinking they need to get him off, shows you what I know. He didn’t miss one after and the ...
by Buttons
Sun Apr 19, 2026 12:13 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling 2026
Replies: 646
Views: 465124

Re: Offaly Hurling 2026

It’s a long time for all supporters to be leaving O Connor Park for a senior hurling game to be as happy as when we left yesterday. The effort all over the field was unreal, even at half time I thought cut out the frees and we had every chance of winning, 1 goal in the league and 4 yesterday. The ...
by Buttons
Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:23 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football 2026
Replies: 932
Views: 507265

Re: Offaly Senior Football 2026

The only positive that can be said is that we only conceded 3 goals, Laois could easily have had 3-4 more while we had one or two half chances at best to score.

We were wide open when Laois came at us, very obvious at a very early stage but nothing done to stop it repeating again and again.

One ...
by Buttons
Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:45 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 657500

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

I think the papers and then personnel built ballinamere up a lot, in fairness though on paper they should be doing better.

Going back to last year they drew with birr, first game so wouldn’t make too much of it, but a real 50:50 game that could have gone anyway. Not sure of the order but got across ...
by Buttons
Sun Sep 07, 2025 12:02 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 657500

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

I think the long year with colleges/ Offaly are having an effect on Ballinamere. Being without these players meant a poor league and are probably short 2-3 players to win a championship. This along with the fact that most are duel players with durrow is having an effect, now Durrow play rhode next ...
by Buttons
Fri Aug 22, 2025 10:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 657500

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Can’t comment on the match but I really do think they should give promoted teams a 2 year stay, tullamore could be playing senior b this year but have instead driven on which from a neutral is fantastic. They have a good blend of youth and lads with a good few miles on the clock.

If kk weren’t in ...
by Buttons
Mon May 26, 2025 10:14 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Championship draws 2025
Replies: 3
Views: 29942

Re: Championship draws 2025

Looking at one large bookmaker, kk are 1/4, coolderry are next favourites at 5/1 and then ballinamere, rynaghs and birr at 16/1.

Ballinamere at 16/1 looks too good a price to turn down, how are coolderry at 5/1 also.
by Buttons
Sun May 25, 2025 5:57 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 886335

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Well done all today on winning. It wasn’t pretty and nerves and weather did have a major influence. The result is all that matters.

Enjoy the well earned break and the experience of this year should stand to all.
by Buttons
Wed May 14, 2025 7:07 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 886335

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

If he has left the panel then all I say is hopefully he joins it for 2026. Do I think we would have won the Joe Mcdonagh without him, I doubt it. When offaly were at the lowest kiely came back and gave everything to the jersey.

The level of time and commitment now given is crazy, add in ...
by Buttons
Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:15 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 886335

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Providing how Wexford do in other matches, if we beat Wexford and Antrim beat us it will go to scoring difference providing all teams lose to kk, Galway and Dublin.