Damian Lawlor

1 week ago | rte.ie | Damian Lawlor

Ciaran Burke could clearly recognise the ups and downs from Offaly's recent Division 1B final loss to Waterford, but he feels the most important thing now is that they learn from both the positives and negatives. The two teams met in the decider in Cork a fortnight ago and at one stage Waterford led by 15 points. The plus side is that Offaly burst into life once they got their bearings and hit 1-08 in just 11 minutes. In the end they lost by four.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Damian Lawlor

Galway's first Leinster Championship outing comes against Kilkenny away from home this Saturday and it’s a stern test for a side that had an up and down league. But although they lost their final two games to Limerick and Cork by 12 points each, Micheál Donoghue's side head to UPMC Nowlan Park with innate confidence picked up from an infusion of new blood, some positional switches, and having racked up three wins on the bounce in response to their opening round beating at home to Tipperary.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Damian Lawlor

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2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Damian Lawlor

Westmeath only gained one point from their Division 2 league campaign and lost six games in the process, but the outlook is not near as bleak as it may seem. They lost six on the trot but in four of those games only a kick of the ball separated them and their opponents. Along the way there was drama with hooters, late comebacks and resilience shown by the new look squad who were without eight or nine players from last year's panel.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Damian Lawlor

Offaly senior football captain Lee Pearson has no notion what the summer holds for his county, but he knows his side are on the right track. Pearson recently led the side to the Allianz League Division 3 title against Kildare at GAA HQ, and says there is a new energy and freshness about his team. "A lot of the lads who played last year are still there this season," he says.