Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

[Wingbackassassin]

Cillian Kiely playing centre back for offaly is a pipe dream. Simply doesnt have the mobility for intercounty and this has been shown time and time again. A great club player on his day but will be a club player only

He's the best player in the county when fit

[FullForward waster]

Ballinamere were poor yesterday. Some would wonder if this was written in the stars with all that went on with the duels? Fair play to KK they wanted it a lot more and that was clear for anyone to see. Where Ballinamere go from here has to be looked at. Possible a hole clear out from top to bottom needs to happen. Looking from the outside in the Ego factor in that club has to be questioned.

[oneshot]

i don't think it would have matter even if they did play the last round in the senior football .kk would have still beaten them well yesterday .

[faithfulfanatic]

Cillian Kiely playing centre back for offaly is a pipe dream. Simply doesnt have the mobility for intercounty and this has been shown time and time again. A great club player on his day but will be a club player only

He's the best player in the county when fit

Jaysus will you stop.
Good player but Charlie Mitchell, Killian Sampson, Ciaran Burke, Oisin Kelly, Dan Bourke and a few more all well clear of him

[Northoffhurling]

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[Drumcullen man]

What grade will both clubs be allowed play at if their splitting up

[Fairplayalways]

serious second half by Shinrone...

[Fairplayalways]

Cillian Kiely playing centre back for offaly is a pipe dream. Simply doesnt have the mobility for intercounty and this has been shown time and time again. A great club player on his day but will be a club player only

He's the best player in the county when fit

Jaysus will you stop.
Good player but Charlie Mitchell, Killian Sampson, Ciaran Burke, Oisin Kelly, Dan Bourke and a few more all well clear of him

Probably notbthw best now, he was for a long time when we were at rock bottom..he still is a serious player to have...plain and simple some dont like him for their own reasons, thats why I don't be on here too much anymore..some are right always and with little or no moderator constantly are knocking other opinions...I hope they always are always right in life heavens forbid.. but from hurling point of view he is when fit worth his place on the team, people outside the county even recognise him as key for Offaly when fit...

[Faithfully]

Serious battling by Shinrone. Thought they were goosed.

I'd reckon Durrow would surely have to enter down at the Junior grades as they would be a new hurling team. Ballinamere would be swiftly relegated from Senior A. I'm not convinced yet that a split will actually happen.

[private joker]

If they were to spilt (and they would be mad to do it) I assume it would have to go to a vote at an agm. I doubt that vote would carry. Durrow hurling at junior b with a load of county lads would be a waste of time and both clubs would suffer in the long run.

[Dodge83]

Coolderry’s persistence with long puckouts in the second half cost them that match. Absolute madness not to change it. In fairness to Shinrone they were brilliant after the break and wanted it more.
As for the semi finals I think Kk will have too much for Birr.
Shinrone vs Belmont is hard to call. If Shinrone hurl like they did in the second half today they should get over the line.

[Sally treats]

Mr Duignan had a huge positive effect on Offaly GAA, but also had a major effect on the Offaly senior hurling team with the number of B/D players on Johnny Kelly's panel. There can be no other reason why so many of them ended up in the senior inter-county team. I would imagine Tony Gleeson will sort that out when he gets working with Kelly. B/D are still serving their apprenticeship (in the same way as K/K had to do through the 2000's) but nothing is ever given in terms of county titles ....it has to be earned and I'm not sure the current crop have the mindset required....it doesn't say much about a group when one hears of the despicable antics of one of the leaders of that group in an earlier championship game in Kilcormac.
For my money, Cillian Kiely should be on that Offaly team as his presence in the middle of the defence would solve some major issues we have in that regard....incidentally, it would also have solved a few issues for K/K in last years Leinster club championship, particularly in Mullingar and Croke Park.

[jimbob17]

Rumour around Michael Duignan confirmed Durrow will be splitting from Ballinamere next year, feel like they have enough to go by themselves, will be interesting to see how they fair out

They need to be together first, if they were to split. They are not together, never were. Even at underage, I am not sure that Ballinamere Durrow are an actual club, rather an agreement between two senior clubs. The two clubs operate as two totally separate entities. Durrow is a football club only - Ballinamere a hurling club only - with permission agreement for players to play other code with one or other.

Durrow are the bigger and stronger club from playing personnel perspective in both hurling and football in that they have the 8 county senior hurlers and majority of Durrow senior footballers also. It would really throw cat among pigeons if Durrow were to decide to enter a hurling team next year into the championship and become a dual club on their own. It would mean all their county senior players would either have to play Junior B or C where they'd start or else have to look for transfers to Ballinamere to hurl Senior. I hope that does not happen as it will serve nobody well. The two clubs will need to iron out any issues if there are issues lingering from this year.

The Ballinamere hurling team could take a lesson from both Coolderry and Shinrone today, neither of whom lay down and put their bodies on the line for their team in what was a real humdinger of a battle.

[Faithfully]

Rumour around Michael Duignan confirmed Durrow will be splitting from Ballinamere next year, feel like they have enough to go by themselves, will be interesting to see how they fair out

They need to be together first, if they were to split. They are not together, never were. Even at underage, I am not sure that Ballinamere Durrow are an actual club, rather an agreement between two senior clubs. The two clubs operate as two totally separate entities. Durrow is a football club only - Ballinamere a hurling club only - with permission agreement for players to play other code with one or other.

I'm pretty sure everyone is already well aware of that. What has been rumoured would still be a de facto split, considering the 2 clubs play together in both codes.

[SearingDrive]

Rumour around Michael Duignan confirmed Durrow will be splitting from Ballinamere next year, feel like they have enough to go by themselves, will be interesting to see how they fair out

They need to be together first, if they were to split. They are not together, never were. Even at underage, I am not sure that Ballinamere Durrow are an actual club, rather an agreement between two senior clubs. The two clubs operate as two totally separate entities. Durrow is a football club only - Ballinamere a hurling club only - with permission agreement for players to play other code with one or other.

I'm pretty sure everyone is already well aware of that. What has been rumoured would still be a de facto split, considering the 2 clubs play together in both codes.

Hardly ideal preparation for Div1 NHL, and Leinster SHC, if some hurlers play a level below Senior A.