Offaly U15 Football Ollie Daly Cup 2026: Quarter-Finals

What to Expect

The Ollie Daly Cup is Offaly GAA’s under-15 football competition and reaches the quarter-final stage on Sunday morning 16 August, with two ties throwing in together at 11:00am. Na Fianna face Edenderry at Geashill, and St Vincent’s meet Ballinamere-Durrow at Kilclonfert. Both are straight knockout games, decided on the day.

Under-15 in Offaly is played largely by amalgamated sides, which is how smaller parishes keep boys in the game at an age when numbers thin out. Na Fianna, St Vincent’s and Ballinamere-Durrow are all combinations of neighbouring clubs. Sunday-morning underage football is a quiet, unshowy fixture in the county calendar, with cars parked along the ditch, a small crowd on the sideline and a cup that clubs genuinely want to win. For anyone staying in the Tullamore or Portarlington area over the weekend, it is a free hour of local sport with no fuss attached.

Good to Know

• Sunday 16 August: Na Fianna v Edenderry, Geashill, throw-in 11:00am.
• Sunday 16 August: St Vincent’s v Ballinamere-Durrow, Kilclonfert, throw-in 11:00am.
• Both games are single-tie knockouts with the result decided on the day.
• Semi-final and final dates are set by Offaly GAA once the quarter-finals are played.
• Underage fixtures are frequently rescheduled. Confirm on offaly.gaa.ie before travelling.

Getting There

Geashill is on the R420 between Tullamore and Portarlington, roughly 15 minutes south east of Tullamore, and the GAA grounds sit on the edge of the village. Portarlington railway station, on the Dublin Heuston line towards Cork and Galway, is about 15 minutes away by car and is the nearest rail access. Kilclonfert is in the north east of the county between Daingean and Rhode, reached on local roads off the R400 and R402. Both grounds have parking on site, and the villages are small enough that the pitch is easy to find once you arrive.