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Both of the Quarter finals went according to form at the weekend.

Although Clara had a decent start, they ultimately didn't win the battle of the kick-outs. At a guess, Shamrocks must have had 65% of the ball - making it all but impossible for Clara to win. Clara's discipline probably could've ...

A great piece of work that represents proper research, which seems pretty rare these days.

As the (known) accuracy of the boundaries improves with fantastic work like this, I'd like to know how things really play out from club to club. Although it may be harder to prove over the entire history of a ...

Firstly, to the game. Offaly really did appear to have a limited and confusing set of tactics on Saturday evening:

1. (Plan A) Over-reliance on Cormac Egan: Our major hope was that Cormac Egan could either break a line, tackle or cause enough panic in the Laois backline for gaps to emerge. It ...

POTH will probably have the history, but something tells me that the Shamrocks club amalgamation (at least at Senior level) happened in the early 1990s (I'm guessing 1993). I can certainly remember St. Carthages and Garret O'Brien playing in the red close to that time.

I hear an objection is incoming...

What a great county final. It was certainly one of the best in recent years and for me probably should’ve ended in a draw. The momentum really did swing both ways many times and just when it looked like Ferbane had put Tullamore under real pressure (going 2 points up after around 56 minutes), it was ...

Completely off topic here but can someone tell me what the 15 & 12 represents on the Clara crest ??


15th December (15 & 12) 1884 represents the date on which the Clara GAA club was founded, making it one of the older clubs in Ireland.


Thanks for that bit of background on Clara GAA magpie ...

Dodge83 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:44 pm Completely off topic here but can someone tell me what the 15 & 12 represents on the Clara crest ??

15th December (15 & 12) 1884 represents the date on which the Clara GAA club was founded, making it one of the older clubs in Ireland.

Super post. Getting the mood spot on for tomorrow!

frankthetank wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 5:08 pm That Silken Thomas post is Qual A TEE

Silken Thomas had some great content on this forum, but Offaly's Future lives long in the memory.

He retired young after going for the heavyweight belt a couple of times.

Surprised to see no mention of this. Such a central figure in Offaly hurling for so long.


I agree. A great servant to Offaly through a prolonged period of difficulty for hurling in the County.

Perhaps his retirement has been coming for some time and with a sense of expectation, people are ...

In pretty close to perfect weather conditions (Ok, it was a little bit windy), this was a County Final low on quality.

Tullamore entered the game as warm favorites, but after watching the first 15 minutes of the game, it became clear that it was going to be a difficult afternoon for them.

The ...

Lone Shark has touched on something that is evident on this board, but also across the county. The expectations that people have on the U20 footballers to progress and carry Offaly forward are extraordinary.

Last year was a real fairy-tale for Offaly. It felt great to be back in Croke Pk winning a ...

I'm pretty sure Keith O'Neill from Clonbullogue is in Maynooth?

There's always a greater sense of an era ending when a long established team gets the run-around from an emerging, young and energetic team.


This is a key point. Unless there is a significant change, any flavour of a Rhode team should be top 4 material for some time. And if you’re top 4 ...