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County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 77,961 at the 2016 census.
Edenderry is a town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is near the borders with Counties Kildare, Meath and Westmeath. The Grand Canal runs along the south of Edenderry, through the Bog of Allen, and there is a short spur to the town centre.
Séamus Darby is an Irish former Gaelic football player.
The Offaly Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Offaly GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Offaly. The club winning the Offaly Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Richie Connor is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1989. Walsh later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams.
The R402 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking the M4 at Enfield, County Meath to the R420 east of Tullamore in County Offaly.
The R401 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking Kinnegad in County Meath to Kildare town in County Kildare.
Rhode is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.
Edenderry RFC is an Irish rugby team originally based in County Offaly, but now playing in Coolavacoose, Carbury, County Kildare. They play in Division 2A of the Leinster League. The club colours are white and royal blue.
Martin Furlong is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Tullamore and was the first-choice goalkeeper on the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1966 until 1985. Furlong is the only Offaly player to have won three All-Ireland medals in 1971, 1972 and 1982. He also won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 1964. He won the Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1982 after Offaly's All Ireland win.
Matt Connor is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1984, when he was seriously injured in a car crash.
Seán Evans is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballyfore and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1966 until 1975. His son Mark is a present-day star player for Sean's club Ballyfore. He won an All-Ireland Football title in 1972.
Edenderry Town F.C. are an association football team from Edenderry, County Offaly. They play in the Leinster Senior League. They were founded in 1926 and have provided senior football since its establishment and underage football to the North Offaly Area for over 25 years. The club has developed rapidly in recent times but the core beliefs remain the same. Former League of Ireland player Dessie Baker plays for Edenderry Town in a player/coach role.
Finbarr Cullen was a Gaelic footballer from County Offaly, Ireland. He played with the Offaly intercounty team from 1991 to 2000.He was captain of the Offaly team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1997 and the National Football League in 1998. He was also a noted hurler winning Leinster and All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championships in 1989.
Cillian Farrell is an Irish hurling manager and former dual player. He is the current manager of the Meath senior hurling team.
Paul O'Kelly is a strategic thinking and planning business consultant who served as the Manager of the County Offaly Gaelic football team for 7 months in 2003. O'Kelly has a strong background in Irish Sports and was asked by the President of the GAA, Nicky Brennan, to develop the Strategic Vision and Action plan for the GAA after his time with the County Offaly Football Team.
Edenderry GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland. It participates in competitions organized by the Offaly GAA county board. The club fields both Gaelic football and Hurling teams.
An election to Offaly County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 19 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, a reduction of 2 seats from the previous election in 2009. In addition Birr Town Council, Edenderry Town Council and Tullamore Town Council were all abolished.
Seán Foran was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team.
An Offaly County Council election was held in County Offaly in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 19 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 LEA boundary review committee made no changes to the LEAs used in the 2014 elections.
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- ↑ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Players of the Faithful".
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