Offaly_GAA

Offaly GAA

The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí) or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly. Separate county boards are also responsible for the Offaly inter-county teams

Hurling

After a scheme developed by the Gaelic Athletic Association in the 1970s to encourage the playing of hurling in non-traditional counties, Offaly was one of the first teams to benefit from such a scheme. As a result the county won six Leinster titles in the 1980s, as well as their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1981.

The county has since gone on to win three other All-Irelands. Perhaps Offaly's most famous win came in the All-Ireland Final of 1994 in what has come to be remembered as the "five minute final." Limerick looked set to win their first All-Ireland title since 1973 until Offaly staged one of the greatest comebacks of all time, scoring two goals and five points in the last five minutes. They defeated Limerick by 3-16 to 2-13. The Vocational Schools team has made it to 12 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship finals but have never won one.

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 4

1981, 1985, 1994, 1998

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championships: None

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championships: 3

1986, 1987, 1989

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championships: 2

1923, 1929

National Hurling Leagues: 1

1991

Leinster Senior Hurling Championships: 9

1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championships: 5

1978, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000

Leinster Minor Hurling Championships: 4

1986, 1987, 1989, 2000

Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 7

1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1953

Offaly Hurling Squad

The following is the team that lined out against Clare on July 8, 2006:

Number	Player	Position	Local Club
1	Shane O'Connor *	Goalkeeper	Coolderry
2	Kevin Brady	Left Full Back	Coolderry
3	Paul Cleary	Full Back	Birr
4	Brendan O'Meara	Right Full Back	Coolderry
5	Declan Tanner *	Right Half Back	St.Rynaghs
6	Rory Hanniffy	Centre Back	Birr
7	Ger Oakley	Left Half Back	Carrig-Riverstown
8	Michael Cordial *	Midfield	Shinrone
9	Daniel Hoctor	Midfield	Shinrone
10	Dylan Hayden	Right Half Forward	Birr
11	Gary Hanniffy	Centre Forward	Birr
12	Mick O'Hara *	Right Full Forward	Ballyskenach
13	Joe Bergin	Left Half Forward	Seir Kieran
14	Joe Brady *	Full Forward	Coolderry
15	Brendan Murphy (Captain)	Left Full Forward	Ballyskenach
Substitutes
16	Brian Mullins	Goalkeeper	Birr
17	Barry Teehan	Left Corner Back	Coolderry
18	Paul Molloy *	Left Corner Back	Birr
19	Niall Claffey *	Full Back	Birr
20	Dónal Franks	Left Corner Back	Carrickshock
21	Brian Carroll	Right Corner Forward	Coolderry
22	Damien Murray *	Left Corner Forward	Coolderry
23	Aidan Hanrahan *	Full Forward	Lusmagh
24	Alan Egan	Left Corner Forward	Belmont-Ferbane
25	Eddie Bevans	Right Wing Forward	Shinrone
26	Cathal Parlon	Right Wing Forward	Coolderry
27	Stephen Brown *	Left Corner Forward	Birr
	James Rigney	Right Wing Back	Kinnitty
	Cathal Horan	Left Corner Forward	St.Rynaghs
	Shane Dooley	Full Forward	Tullamore
	Ray Murray	Goalkeeper	Coolderry
	Trevor Corcoran	Right Corner Back	Coolderry
	Michael Verney	Left Corner Back	Birr
	Conor Hernon	Left Corner Forward	St.Rynaghs
	Kevin Kelly	Left Corner Forward	St.Rynaghs
	David Kenny	Midfielder	Belmont-Ferbane
	Alan Middletown	Left Corner Forward
	Derek Molloy	Left Wing Forward	Shamrocks
Management Team
	John McIntyre	Manager	Lorrha-Dorrha
	Aidan Fogarty	Selector	St.Rynaghs
	Paddy Kirwan	Selector	Birr

Off Offaly panel for 2007

Gaelic football

Perhaps the most famous moment in Gaelic football history came in the 1982 All-Ireland Final when Offaly played Kerry. The match was a repeat of the previous year's, however, not only that but a win for Kerry would give them an unprecedented fifth All-Ireland Final victory in a row. Kerry were winning by two points with two minutes to go when Séamus Darby came on as a substitute and scored one of the most famous goals in Gaelic football of all time. Kerry fumbled the counter attack which allowed Offaly to win by one single point with a score of 1-15 to 0-17. The Offaly Vocational Schools Team have made it to 6 All Ireland finals but lost all 6 includeing the first final when they were beating by the Cork City team in 1961