Offaly Express

3 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Kevin Corrigan

SHANE Lowry was pipped at the post at the Truist Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on Sunday evening. The Clara professional had to settle for joint second with American Justin Thomas on -14, two shots behind the winner Sepp Straka. Lowry was agonisingly close to another win on the US PGA Tour, playing some super golf as he continued his great run of form but victory slipped from his grasp late on.

3 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

“A brilliant day,” commented Ray Muphy after more than 600 people took part in the fourth annual Ashling Murphy Four Mile Road Race in Tullamore earlier today. Ray, father of 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling from Blueball who was murdered in 2022 said he was delighted with the support for this year's event. “It's getting bigger,” he remarked. “And it's a wonderful family day out. It's exactly what Ashling was about.

3 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Kevin Corrigan

OFFALY'S great win over Kildare in the Leinster Minor Football Championship semi-final on Wednesday night was one of the big things used by senior football joint managers, Declan Kelly and Mickey Harte to make sure their players' heads were in the right place for the Tailteann Cup opener against Wicklow on Saturday. Kelly was the manager on his own last year as Offaly endured a sensational Tailteann Cup malfunction with horrible defeats by London and Limerick the abiding memories of the campaign.

3 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Kevin Corrigan

ACKNOWLEDGING that a 4-25 to 2-16 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship defeat by Kilkenny on Saturday was a heavy beating, Offaly manager Johnny Kelly was by no means down in the dumps as he reflected on it afterwards and the big season defining battles ahead against Wexford and particularly, Antrim. Saturday's game in Nowlan Park went more or less as expected.

4 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Kevin Corrigan

THERE was an air of inevitability about the way Kilkenny disposed of Offaly in round 3 of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in Nowlan Park on Saturday evening. Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round 3Kilkenny 4-25Offaly 2-16The raging hot favourites won with considerable comfort with Offaly fighting purely for their pride from an early stage.