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Wolftrap Cyclist wins Lenister Title 3rd September 2010 Thomas Fallon, a 15 year student from Woodford, Galway, achieved his first major win in cycling when he took the Leinster Youth u16 title on Sunday, 22nd August. More Information

Wolftrap Cycling Club 3rd September 2010 Leisure and Touring cycling. More Information

Wolftrap Cycling Club 3rd September 2010 Criterium race More Information

World Championship Win 1st September 2010 Congratulations to Lorraine Regan from Kilcormac who returned from participating in the Field Events in the World Championship Games in the Czech Republic. More Information

Cyclist Returns from Paracycling World Championships 1st September 2010 Killurin cyclist, Francine Meehan returns from Canada where she took part in the Unoin Cycliste Internationale Paracycling Road World Championships. More Information

Tullamore & District ANglers 1st September 2010 On Sunday, 29th August, past and present juniros competed against each other in the Cunnigham Cup. More Information

Offaly Schools Invited to Participate in International Marathon Relay Event 1st September 2010 Offaly Sports Partnership has received an invitation from the Amateur Athletics Association in the United Kingdom to enter a children’s team from the county in this year’s “Maratón Internacional Simultáneo (International Simultaneous Marathon Relay)” which will be held on Tuesday, 19th October 2010. More Information

Rahan / Mucklagh Community Games 1st September 2010 Congratulations to Olive Kearney wh finished fourth in the long puc at teh Community Games National Finals. More Information

€350,000 - GRANTS SCHEME LAUNCHED TO ENCOURAGE SPORT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY OLDER PEOPLE 27th August 2010 • €350,000 available to clubs & groups countrywide • Almost €3 million distributed since 2001 • Over 5000 grants allocated to date • Call for applications for grants to be in by 30 September 2010 • It's never too late to start to exercise - World Health Organisation. • Go for Life, an Age & Opportunity initiative funded by the Irish Sports Council is the National Programme for Sport and Physical Activity for Older People. More Information

Tullamore Rower Wins Bronze In Hungary 25th August 2010 Tullamore Rower, Dave Neale was in the Irish rowing squad that captured a bronze medal at the World University Rowing Championships in Hungary recently. More Information

Tullamore & District Anglers news 25th August 2010 The junior competions ended with a trip to Auhnacliff, Longford where the Tullamore juniors were once agin victorious. More Information

Killeigh Athletes Fly the Flag for Offaly 25th August 2010 Killeigh (including Ballinagar, Cloneygowan, Geashill, Killeigh and Killurin) have had a very successful first year back in the community games. More Information

Team Ireland u13 Flag Football going to Italy for Euro Champships 25th August 2010 Team Ireland u13 Flag Football is ready to travel to Rome, Italy, for the EFAF Junior Flag Championships over the weekend of 18/19 September. More Information

Offaly Community Games 25th August 2010 Well done to all Offaly Community Games competitors who represented the county at the recent National Finals. More Information

Badminton Ireland Primary & Secondary School Programmes 18th August 2010 Badminton Ireland is committed to providing all young people with the opportunity to take part in badminton and to helping schools provide their students with the opportunity to participate. More Information

Credit Union Bro Urban League Finals Held In Clara 18th August 2010 On Sunday last in the Boys School field, Clara all the teams with mentors congregated and under their team banners and in their team colours they paraded after Niall Keegan, on the pipes, through the town and back to start the Bro. Urban League finals of 2010. More Information

Tullamore Harriers updates 18th August 2010 More Information

Record Breaking Performances In National League 18th August 2010 The final of the Woodie's DIY National track and field league was held last Saturday in Tullamore Harriers stadium and many of the athletes who represented Ireland in international events over the course of the season were in action striving to earn points for their teams. More Information

Lee takes gold in Community Games final 18th August 2010 Congratulations to Lee Tierney who represented Offaly at the Community Games national swim finals last weekend winning gold in the u8 freesyle. More Information

Magnificent Seven from Killoughey 18th August 2010 THe Killoughey tug of war team, now known as the magnificant seven took gold at the natnal championships in Tullow, Carlow on teh 15th August. More Information

Offaly native represents ireland in EU Transplant Games 18th August 2010 Declan O'Doherty, a native of Kilcavan Geashill, now living in Loughrea was a member of the Irish team wich participated in the 6th EU Transplant and Dialysis Games held in Ireland for the first time last week. More Information

Gallen United Soccer Club update 18th August 2010 More Information

First weekend of the HSE Community Games August National Finals, 2010 deemed a resounding success 18th August 2010 Athlone was a centre of excitement and expectations during the first weekend of the HSE Community Games August National Finals, 2010 which took place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August, 2010 in Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT). More Information

Texaco Sportstars Bursary reminder 18th August 2010 Clubs in Offaly are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries for the 2010 Texaco Sportstars Bursary Scheme is 29th August 2010. More Information

Ladies Rugby 18th August 2010 Edenderry Rugby Club are launching a new ladies team for the coming season. More Information

Lough Boora bikes 11th August 2010 Lough Boora Parklands are now running a rent a bike scheme from 10am to 8pm every day. More Information

Killoughey Tug O War 11th August 2010 Congratulations to the Killoughey Tug O War team who tok silver in the National Championships in New Ross, Wexford on Sunday last. More Information

Wheelchair Hurling Club Proposed for Co. Offaly & Co. Westmeath 6th August 2010 DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR HURLING? More Information

GP Exercise Refereral 4th August 2010 More Information

Gordon Kennedy runs well in European Championships 4th August 2010 Tullamore Harriers athelte Gordon Kennedy qualified for the semi final of the 400m at the European Championships in Barcelona last week. More Information

Offaly Rowing Club 4th August 2010 The Carrick on Shannon Regatta was held on Sunday 1st August 2010 with Offaly Rowing Club taking part in a large number of events. More Information

Nenagh walking club sample the delights of the Slieve Blooms 4th August 2010 The Slieve Blooms are attracting walkers from all over the Midlands. More Information

Steven Dolan wins senior angling competition 4th August 2010 A senior coarse angling competition was held on the Whitehall stretch of the canal on the evening of 29th July with 25 anglers participating. More Information

Bowling for beginners at Lloyd Town Park 4th August 2010 Those interested in taking up lawn bowling can learn about the game at Bowling for Beginners twice a week in Lloyd Park. More Information

And they're off...in the first Port 10k race 29th July 2010 The inaugral Portarlington 10k road race will take place on Sunday 26th September 2010. More Information

Offaly rowers star at home international regatta 28th July 2010 The home international regatta bewteen Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales was held at the National Rowing Centre in Inniscarra, Cork on the 24th July. More Information

Harriers' athletes star on international 28th July 2010 Lastweek was a busy one for Tullamore Harriers' athletes in a variety of far flung destinations. More Information

Kennedy qualifies for European semi-final 28th July 2010 Tullamore Harriers athlete Gordon Kennedy has qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. More Information

Rahan / Mucklagh Community Games 28th July 2010 Rahan / Mucklagh Community Games would like to congratulate all participants in the recent finals in the Harriers. More Information

Clara Community Games 28th July 2010 Well done to all the children from Clara who took part in the recent swimming and athletics finals. More Information

Silver Seals swimming club 28th July 2010 Silver Seals swimming club wish to congratulate all of the club's swimmers from Clara and the surrounding areas who took part in the Community Games county finals. 22 medals were won. More Information

Killoughey Tug of War Panel Celebrates All Ireland Win 21st July 2010 A Killoughey tug of war team have taken the top award at a major national competition in Athlone. More Information

Lloyd Park Bowling Club 21st July 2010 Last week, Lloyd Park Bowling Club hosted three teams from Galway at the green. More Information

Killeigh Parish Community Games swoop 33 medals in their first year back 21st July 2010 With only 4 weeks to prepare for the County Swimming Finals and 5 weeks to prepare for the County Athletics finals the task was enormous. More Information

Portarlington Tennis Club 21st July 2010 Opposite the Girls National School on Station Road More Information

National League Final Qualification for Men and Women’s Teams 21st July 2010 The second round of the national league was held in Athlone last Sunday with both the women and men's teams bidding to qualify for the finals to be held in Tullamore next month More Information

Offaly rowers perform well 21st July 2010 The National Rwoing Championships took place at the National Rowing Centre in Cork on Friday and Saturday, 16th and 17th July 2010. More Information

Tracks and Trails of Ireland 19th July 2010 Tracks and Trails is a new series about walking in Ireland. More Information

West Offaly Lions R.F.C News 19th July 2010 West Offaly Lions R.F.C AGM took place on the 17th June, in The Heritage Centre, Ferbane. More Information

National Senior Gold For Hannon And Kennedy 14th July 2010 Gordon Kennedy and Eoin Hannon gave Tullamore Harriers one of their great days at the National Senior Athletic Championships when they added their names to the national roll of honour in Santry at the weekend. Gordon won the 400m title while Eoin was victorious in the long jump. More Information

Applications invited for 2010 Texaco Sportstars Bursaries 14th July 2010 Some 25 sports clubs from across Ireland - 20 from the Republic and five from Northern Ireland - stand to benefit from allocations made under the 2010 Texaco Sportstars Bursary scheme. More Information

Special Olympic medalists and hurling stars visit Brosna Gaels camp 14th July 2010 Brosna Gaels huling club hosted a four day summer camp from Wednesday30th June to Saturday 3rd July for children form teh Pullough, Doon, Ballycumber and Tubber areas. More Information

Tullamore sprinter Kennedy qualifies for European Championships 14th July 2010 Tullamore Harriers' Gordon Kennedy won the 400 meteres at the Woodie's DIY AAI Senior Track and Field Championships in Morton Stadium, Santry. More Information

Kilcormac / Killoughey Community games 14th July 2010 Eight bronze, two silver and one gold. More Information

Portarlington 10k meet and train 14th July 2010 Starting Monday 19th July, there will be 20 meet and train events to help people build up to the Portalington 10k on Sunday, 26th September 2010. More Information

Irish Hockey Association Inclusion Project Continues 9th July 2010 In 2008, the IHA began work on making our sport more inclusive by looking at how hockey could further open itself to players with disabilities. More Information

Irish Hockey Association Mentoring Programme for Female Coaches is Launched 9th July 2010 Whilst the IHA recognises the high standard and dedication of all coaches in hockey presently, it is aware of a lack of female coaches taking on roles at a performance level and currently wishes to address this imbalance. More Information

Summer Social Hockey kicks off 9th July 2010 Supported by the Irish Sports Council’s Women In Sport programme, the IHA launched its first ever summer social event More Information

Offaly rowers sprint success 7th July 2010 In preparation for the National Championships in July, Offaly Rowing Club competed in the Fermoy Sprimts (men) on the 4th July. More Information

Killeigh Community Games 7th July 2010 Killeigh Parish have recently completed trials for swimming and athletics for athletes to represent them in the county finals. More Information

Dressage & Showing - local horse riders 5th July 2010 Dressage Ireland came to Roscrea on Sunday 4th July. More Information

Slieve Bloom Riding Club 5th July 2010 Sunday 4th July was an early start for some Club Members. More Information

Leinster Open & Irish University Championship 2010 5th July 2010 As all are well aware of is the successful Leinster Open and Universities Championships has come to its conclusion with some very positive outcomes. More Information

Get fit 2nd July 2010 Fitness classes, step, circuit and spinning classes will commence on Tuesday 5th July in Birr Leisure Centre. More Information

New Slí na Sláinte route for Cloghan 2nd July 2010 The newly developed Cloghan K Slí na Sláinte route was launched on the 1st July at 5.30pm by Irish Olympic runner, Pauline Curley at St Rynagh's GAA club in Cloghan. More Information

Rapturous welcome for Tullamore Special Olympics 2nd July 2010 A large crowd gathered at Tullamore GAA Centre on Tuesday last (June 22) to honour members of Tullamore Special Olympics Club who performed so well at the Ireland Games in Limerick. More Information

Success for Offaly Rowing Club in Castleconnell and Athlone 2nd July 2010 It's been a busy two weeks for Offaly Rowing Club, competing in the Castleconnell sprints in Limerick and in the Athlone Regatta at Coosan Point, Athlone. More Information

Harriers athletes in EU Cup action 23rd June 2010 Eoin hannn and Gordon Kennedy competed for Ireland at teh EU cup in Budapest at the weekend. More Information

Tag rugby action in Tullamore 23rd June 2010 Following on from the successful tag rugby blitz held in Tullamore on teh 12th june, the local league started in earnest on Thusday last with 16 local teams partaking in the 2010 league. More Information

Tullamore Tag Rugby 23rd June 2010 The inaugural “Tag Rugby Agus Craic Festival” was hosted by Tullamore Rugby club on Satursday the12th June. More Information

Rolling in Gold 23rd June 2010 Three Offaly atheltes who represented ballinamere Club at the recent All Irleand Special Olympics Games in the University of Limerick came away with an incredible haul of six gold medals. More Information

Impressive medal haul for Offaly Special Olympians 23rd June 2010 Offaly's representatives at last weekend's Special Olympics Ireland Games in Limerick more than did their county proud as they returned home triumphant with an impressive haul of six medals. More Information

News from Tullamore Harriers 23rd June 2010 More Information

Success for Offaly Rowing Club at Metro Regatta 23rd June 2010 While the junior women trained on the Grand Canal, other members of Offaly Rowing Club travelled to Blessington Lake, Co. Wicklow to compete in the Metro (Metropolitan) Regatta, a six lane course. More Information

Bowling club to take charge of Lloyd Park green 23rd June 2010 The newly formed Lloyd Park Bowling Cluband Tullamore Town Council came together on Monday, 14th June to sign an agreement that will see the club put in charge of the managment and operation of the bowling green situated in the Lloyd Town Park in Tullamore. More Information

Irish Hockey Association launch Mentoring Programme for Female Coaches 22nd June 2010 Whilst the IHA recognises the high standard and dedication of all coaches in hockey presently, it is aware of a lack of female coaches taking on roles at a performance level and currently wishes to address this imbalance. More Information

OFFALY/TIPPERARY LOCAL HORSE RIDERS 22nd June 2010 The month of June has started well for some local horse riders. On 12th and 13th, the Association of Irish Riding Clubs held their annual 2 day Festival of Competition at Stradbally Hall Estate, Co. Laois. More Information

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