Kevin Egan

RTÉ Sport contributor

Niall McNamee hit 0-6 for Rhode in the county final

Rhode too strong for Ferbane in Offaly decider

Rhode justified their status as the hottest of pre-match favourites for this year’s Offaly senior football final this afternoon when they easily overcame the challenge of Ferbane and win their 27th senior crown, moving alongside Tullamore at the top of the Faithful County Roll of Honour.

GAA • 16 Oct 16

Rovers ease into quarters with facile Athlone win

Shamrock Rovers eased their way into the quarter-finals of the FAI cup with little or no difficulty in Athlone tonight, though 48 minutes had expired before the difference in class between the Premier Division title chasers and the beleaguered home side finally showed on the scoreboard.

Soccer • 19 Aug 16

Cork's James Loughrey and Barry McKeon of Longford

Rebels show strength as they overcome Longford

Cork’s greater strength in depth proved crucial at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park as Colm O’Neill and Paddy Kelly came off the Rebels’ bench to decisively turn the tide of this Round 3B qualifier in Cork’s favour.

GAA • 16 Jul 16

Kildare on top in high-scoring clash in Newbridge

Kildare succeeded in scoring more than in their last two Leinster championship outings combined tonight at St Conleth’s Park as they powered past Offaly in the final quarter of their qualifier fixture in Newbridge, securing their place in Monday morning’s qualifier draw.

GAA • 09 Jul 16

Dublin step on gas to capture Leinster U21 crown

Dublin withstood a spirited first-half effort from Offaly in the Leinster under-21 HC final at O’Connor Park in Tullamore tonight before piling on the scores in the second half to secure their sixth hurling title at this grade.

GAA • 06 Jul 16

London's Mark Gottsche and Niall Darby of Offaly in action in Tullamore

Offaly overcome poor start to see off London

Offaly overcame a dismal start at O’Connor Park this afternoon as they came from five points down to record a comfortable 0-17 to 1-07 win over London in the first round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

GAA • 25 Jun 16

Shane Dooley celebrates his goal with Joe Bergin

Offaly overwhelm Laois in second half showing

Offaly easily avenged last year’s eight-point defeat to Laois at this stage of the Leinster Championship when a devastating second half performance swept aside their midland rivals and powered them to a 3-22 to 2-14 victory.

GAA • 05 Jun 16

Joe Bergin of Offaly and Patrick Kelly of Kerry

Bergin goals give Offaly platform to slay Kingdom

Two second-half goals from Joe Bergin were crucial to the Offaly cause in O’Connor Park as the Faithful County recorded a 3-19 to 0-20 win over Kerry in the Leinster SHC round-robin series.

GAA • 22 May 16

St Loman's John Heslin and, David Windsor and Kieran Lynam tackle Stephen Hiney of Ballyboden St Enda's

Ballyboden slay St Loman's to reach Leinster final

Dublin champions Ballyboden St Enda's will contest a Leinster club football final in two weeks after they prevailed by 1-11 to 0-9 in a free-riddled encounter against St Loman's of Westmeath at Cusack Park.

GAA • 22 Nov 15

Oulart and Wexford team mates Keith Rossiter and Paul Roche

Oulart step closer to Leinster dream

Oulart-The Ballagh are once again 60 minutes away from their dream of AIB Leinster club senior hurling championship title after they easily accounted for the challenge of Clonkill by 0-18 to 0-08 in wintry conditions at Cusack Park in Mullingar this afternoon.

GAA • 15 Nov 15