Liam Kearns

Like many of my fellow Gaels I was shocked and saddened by the death of Offaly manager Liam Kearns.

The GAA world is in mourning after the sudden death of Offaly football manager Liam Kearns.

Allianz Football League Division Three: Antrim 0-12 Offaly 2-12 GOAL chances not taken, 'points' and 'a clear penalty' not given - what looked for much of this match to be a routine win for Offaly offered up a number of talking points afterwards.

Allianz Football League Division Three, round one: Antrim v Offaly (Corrigan Park, Sunday, 2pm) DUAL counties Antrim and Offaly may be, but on the side-lines they have representatives of two historic football powerhouses, Meath against Kerry.

CIAN O'Neill has stepped down as manager of Kildare.

OUT-GOING Tipperary boss Liam Kearns says four or five years is the shelf life of an inter-county manager – but tipped his hat to evergreen bosses Mickey Harte and Brian Cody who continue to buck that trend.

Allianz Football League Division 2, round 4: Armagh v Tipperary (tomorrow, the Athletic Grounds, 2pm) IF recent history is anything to go by, the fans at the Athletic Grounds will be on the edge of their seats right to the final whistle tomorrow because League meetings between these counties tend to be thrillers.

AS Killian Clarke moves from one selfie to the next, and the handshakes and backslaps continue, there is an undoubted sense of achievement in the air.

Allianz National Football League Division Two: Cavan v Tipperary (tomorrow, Kingspan Breffni, 3pm) NO matter what happens elsewhere, the winners at Kingspan Breffni tomorrow will be playing their football in Division One next year.