2026 Offaly Senior Football Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| County | Offaly |
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2026 |
| Sponsor | Tullamore Court Hotel |
| Date | 4 July 2026 - October 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions |  Tullamore |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Website | Offaly GAA |
The 2026 Offaly Senior Football Championship is the 129th edition of Offaly GAA's premier Gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Ten teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
The championship starts with a league phase and progresses to a knock-out stage.
Tullamore are the defending champions after defeating Ferbane in the previous years final. It was the 3rd year in a row in which both teams met each other in the final and Tullamore won all three.[1]
Clara were promoted to the competition after winning the 2025 Senior B Football Championship. No teams were relegated in 2025.[2]
The draw for the group stage of the championship was held on 18 February 2026.[3]
Format Changes
The 2026 Offaly S.F.C starts with a group stage consisting of two divisions, each holding five teams each. Division 1 is seeded with last years semi-finalists (Tullamore, Ferbane, Edenderry and Rhode) as well as one of the beaten quarter-finalists (Shamrocks). Division 2 is seeded with the other beaten quarter-finalist (Bracknagh), the teams that didn't qualify out of their group (Ballycommon, Clonbullogue and Durrow), and the 2025 Senior B Champions (Clara).
The top two teams in Division 1 qualify for the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals. The bottom finisher in Division 1 is demoted to Division 2 for 2027. The top two teams in Division 2 will play against the third and fourth-placed finishers in Division 1 in the quarter-finals.
The two bottom placed finishers in Division 2 will play-off against one another for the right to stay within the Offaly S.F.C.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2025 championship season:
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2025 Senior B Football Championship
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2026 Senior B Football Championship
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Participating teams
The teams competing in the 2026 Offaly SFC are:
| Club | Location | Manager(s) | 2025 Championship Position | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
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| Ballycommon |
Ballycommon | Shane Kelly | Non-Qualifier | 0 | — |
 Bracknagh |
Bracknagh | Ronan Murphy | Quarter-Finalist | 0 | — |
 Clara |
Clara | John Rouse | Senior B Champions | 6 | 2009 |
 Clonbullogue |
Clonbullogue | Mark Daly | Non-Qualifier | 0 | — |
 Durrow |
Aghancarnan | Shane Curran | Non-Qualifier | 1 | 1952 |
 Edenderry |
Edenderry | Peter Brady | Semi-Finalist | 11 | 2015 |
 Ferbane |
Ferbane | George Digan | Runners-Up | 12 | 2019 |
 Rhode |
Rhode | Paschal Kellaghan | Semi-Finalist | 31 | 2022 |
 Shamrocks |
Mucklagh, Rahan and The Island | Nigel Dunne | Quarter-Finalist | 0 | — |
| Tullamore |
Tullamore | Paul McConway | Champions | 31 | 2025 |
League Phase
Division 1
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Demoted to Division 2
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Rhode |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 5 |
| Tullamore |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 4 |
| Ferbane |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 4 |
| Shamrocks |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 3 |
| Edenderry |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 116 | -66 | 0 |
Round 1
| 3 July 2026 Round 1 | Rhode |
1-13 (16) – (16) 1-13 | Shamrocks |
Rhode | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-05 – 1-08) | ||||
Pts: Ruari McNamee 0-4 (2f), Dylan Kavanagh 1-0, Anton Sullivan 0-3, Ryan Kelleghan 0-2, Conor McNamee 0-2, Seán Hurley 0-1 (f), Billy Quinn 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Kieran Dolan 1-1, Jack Bryant 0-4 (2tpf), Scott Delaney 0-2 (tp), John O'Toole 0-2 (tp), Gary Hutchinson 0-1, Andrew Delaney 0-1, Darragh Bryant 0-1, Nigel Dunne 0-1 (f) |
Referee: Kevin Williamson
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| 4 July 2026 Round 1 | Edenderry |
1-11 (14) – (29) 2-23 | Tullamore |
Edenderry | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-08 – 0-06) | Venue: Gaelic Park | |||
Pts: Cian Murphy 1-4 (1pen, 1tp), Stephen McGlynn 0-3 (1tpf, 1f), Jordan Hayes 0-2 (tp), Kaelem Bryan 0-2 |
Report | Pts: Harry Plunkett 2-6 (1pen, 1tpf, 1tp, 1f), Diarmuid Egan 0-4 (1tp), Luke Plunkett 0-3, Nigel Bracken 0-3 (1tp), Aaron Leavy 0-2 (tp), Mike Fox 0-2, Jack Maher 0-1, Niall Furlong 0-1, Luke Bourke 0-1 |
Referee: Eamon O'Connor
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Round 2
| 17 July 2026 Round 2 | Ferbane |
1-15 (18) – (19) 0-19 | Rhode |
Ferbane | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-07 – 0-11) | ||||
Pts: Joe Maher 0-8 (2tpf, 1tp), Cian Johnson 0-6 (5f), Ciarán Cahill 1-0, Kyle Higgins 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Ruarí McNamee 0-10 (1tpf, 1tp, 2f), Niall McNamee 0-3 (1tpf), Billy Quinn 0-3, Adam Kelleghan 0-1, Anton Sullivan 0-1, Ross Kellaghan 0-1 |
Referee: Eamon O'Connor
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| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | Shamrocks |
6-18 (36) – (7) 0-07 | Edenderry |
Mucklagh | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 5-07 – 0-04) | ||||
Pts: Jack Bryant 1-7 (2f), Scott Delaney 1-1, Dan Heffernan 1-1, Séan O'Toole 1-0 (pen), David O'Rourke 1-0, Padraig Cantwell 1-0, Shane O'Toole-Greene 0-2, Nigel Dunne 0-2, Darragh Bryant 0-2 (2f), Andrew Delaney 0-1, Conor Egan 0-1, Eoghan Neville 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Cian Murphy 0-3 (1f), Stephen McGlynn 0-2 (tpf), Aaron Murphy 0-1, Kaelem Bryant 0-1 (f) |
Referee: Fergal Smyth
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Round 3
| 31 July 2026 Round 3 | Tullamore |
2-14 (20) – (15) 1-12 | Shamrocks |
Clara | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-04 – 0-08) | ||||
Pts: Harry Plunkett 0-5 (1tpf, 2f), Diarmuid Egan 1-1, Mike Fox 1-1, Niall Furlong 0-3, Jack Maher 0-1, Aaron Leavy 0-1, Luke Plunkett 0-1, Luke Bourke 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Jack Bryant 0-5 (1tp), Darragh Bryant 1-0, Seán O'Toole 0-2 (tpf), David O'Rourke 0-2 (tp), Nigel Dunne 0-2 (tp), Eoghan Neville 0-1 |
Referee: Marius Stones
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| 1 August 2026 Round 3 | Edenderry |
1-12 (15) – (27) 4-15 | Ferbane |
Tullamore | |
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| 17:45 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-05 – 3-09) | Venue: O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: Kaelem Bryan 0-5 (1tp, 3f), Harry Goulding 1-0, Alex Kenny 0-3 (2f), Jordan Hayes 0-1, Darragh Farrell 0-1, Rory Egan 0-1, Cian Murphy 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Cian Johnson 1-4 (1f), David Nally 2-0, Eoghan Grennan 0-4 (2tp), Darragh Flynn 1-0, Paddy Clancy 0-2, Aaron McCabe 0-1, Ciarán Cahill 0-1, Brian Carroll 0-1, Joe Maher 0-1, Jack Clancy 0-1 |
Referee: Kevin Williamson
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Round 4
| 14 August 2026 Round 4 | Tullamore |
0-13 (13) – (17) 0-17 | Ferbane |
Tullamore | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-07 – 0-08) | Venue: O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: Harry Plunkett 0-6 (1tpf, 3f), Mike Fox 0-3, Diarmuid Egan 0-2, Daire McDaid 0-1, Luke Plunkett 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Jake Maher 0-4, Joe Maher 0-4 (3f), Darragh Flynn 0-3, Eoghan Grennan 0-2, Aaron McCabe 0-1, David Nally 0-1, Paddy Clancy 0-1, Brian Carroll 0-1 |
Referee: Eamon O'Connor
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| 16 August 2026 Round 4 | Rhode |
2-18 (24) – (14) 1-11 | Edenderry |
Tullamore | |
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| 17:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-10 – 0-07) | Venue: O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: Ross Kellaghan 1-4 (1tp), Aaron Kellaghan 1-4 (1tp), Ruairí McNamee 0-6 (2f), Niall McNamee 0-1, Ryan Kellaghan 0-1, Adam Kellaghan 0-1, Eoin Smith 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Kaelem Bryan 0-5 (1tp, 1f, 1m), Cian Murphy 1-2, Jordan Hayes 0-2 (tp), Alex Kenny 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1 |
Referee: Chris Dwyer
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Round 5
Division 2
Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ballycommon |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 6 |
| Clara |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 4 |
| Clonbullogue |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| Bracknagh |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 65 | -4 | 3 |
| Durrow |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 0 |
Round 1
| 5 July 2026 Round 1 | Bracknagh |
3-13 (22) – (22) 1-19 | Clara |
Bracknagh | |
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| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-07 – 1-12) | ||||
Pts: Eoghan Geoghegan 2-2, Conor Melia 0-6 (2tp, 1f), Peter Cunningham 1-0, Colm Cunningham 0-2, Seán Wyer 0-1, Jason Dempsey 0-1 ('45), Mikey Cunningham 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Cormac Delaney 0-11 (2tpf, 3f, 1tp), Marcas Dalton 1-0, Conor Doyle 0-3 (1tp), Graham Guilfoyle 0-2, Jack Reynolds 0-2 (1f), Adam Kelly 0-1 |
Referee: Fergal Smyth
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| 5 July 2026 Round 1 | Ballycommon |
1-12 (15) – (15) 1-12 | Clonbullogue |
Ballycommon | |
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| 17:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-06 – 0-05) | ||||
Pts: Chris Kenny 1-1, Gareth Mann 0-4 (1f), Tom Mealiffe 0-2 (tp), Conor Dunne 0-2, Brian Todd 0-1 (f), David Dempsey 0-1, Stephen Connely 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Keith O'Neill 1-7 (1tpf, 1'45, 2f, 1tp), Daryl Quinn 0-3 (1tp), Jack McEvoy 0-1, Tommy Dempsey 0-1 |
Referee: Chris Dwyer
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Round 2
| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | Durrow |
1-16 (19) – (20) 3-11 | Bracknagh |
Aghancarnan | |
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| 14:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-10 – 1-03) | ||||
Pts: Kevin McDermott 1-4 (4f), Mark Troy 0-4 (1f), Jack O'Brien 0-4 (1tpf, 1tp), Jack Fogarty 0-1, Dan Bourke 0-1, Brian Duignan 0-1, Steven Doran 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Peter Cunningham 1-7 (2tpf, 1pen, 1tp), Jason Dempsey 1-0, Colm Cunningham 1-0, Mikey Cunningham 0-2 (1f), Anthony Cunningham 0-1, Eoghan Geoghegan 0-1 |
Referee: Brain Gavin
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| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | Clara |
2-14 (20) – (20) 0-20 | Ballycommon |
Clara | |
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| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-07 – 0-07) | ||||
Pts: Marcas Dalton 1-2, Carl Stewart 1-1, Conor Doyle 0-3 (1tp), Graham Guilfoyle 0-3 (1tp), Josh Fleming 0-2 (2f), Alan Gavin 0-1, Conor Egan 0-1, Adam Kelly 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Brian Todd 0-5 (4f), Chris Kenny 0-5 (2tp), David Dempsey 1-0, Gareth Mann 0-3 (1tpf, 1f), Seán Conway 0-2, Stephen Conneely 0-1, Paul Conway 0-1 |
Referee: Kevin Williamson
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Round 3
| 1 August 2026 Round 3 | Clonbullogue |
1-09 (12) – (20) 0-20 | Clara |
Tullamore | |
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-06 – 0-06) | Venue: O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: Keith O'Neill 0-5 (2tpf, 1'45), Harry Judge 1-0, Peter Byrne 0-2 (tp), Jack McEvoy 0-1 (f), Tommy Dempsey 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Graham Guilfoyle 0-7 (3tp), Cormac Delaney 0-5 (1tpf, 1f), Marcas Dalton 0-2, Ed Cullen 0-2, Carl Stewart 0-1, David Falsey 0-1, Bobby Mitchell 0-1, Conor Egan 0-1, Josh Fleming 0-1 |
Referee: Eamon O'Connor
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| 2 August 2026 Round 3 | Ballycommon |
0-21 (21) – (15) 1-12 | Durrow |
Daingean | |
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| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-10 – 0-07) | ||||
Pts: Chris Kenny 0-6 (2tp), Brian Todd 0-3 (1tp), Seán Conway 0-3, Stephen Conneely 0-3, Paul Conway 0-2, David Dempsey 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Brian Duignan 1-5, Mark Troy 0-4 (3f), Aaron Maher 0-1, Joe Maher 0-1, Cian Kinnarney 0-1 |
Referee: Adam Kinahan (Clodiagh Gaels)
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Round 4
| 15 August 2026 Round 4 | Clonbullogue |
1-18 (21) – (13) 1-10 | Durrow |
Clonbullogue | |
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| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-08 – 0-06) | ||||
Pts: Keith O'Neill 1-5 (4f), Jamie Guing 0-5 (1tpf, 1tp), Jack McEvoy 0-4 (1tp), Ryan Dempsey 0-2 (tp), David Dempsey 0-1, Ruairí O'Neill 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Mark Troy 0-8 (3f, 1tpf), Brian Duignan 1-1, Sam Bourke 0-1 |
Referee: Chris Dwyer
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| 15 August 2026 Round 4 | Bracknagh |
0-10 (10) – (15) 0-15 | Ballycommon |
Daingean | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-03 – 0-08) | ||||
Pts: Peter Cunningham 0-4 (1tp, 1'45), Charlie Keogh 0-3, Colm Cunningham 0-1, Jason Dempsey 0-1, Mike Cunningham 0-1 (f) |
Report | Pts: Gareth Mann 0-4 (2f), Chris Kenny 0-3, Paul Conway 0-2, Stephen Conneely 0-2, David Dempsey 0-1, Jack Kenny 0-1, Seán Conway 0-1, Ryan Kenny 0-1 |
Referee: Kevin Williamson
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Round 5
| 30 August 2026 Round 5 | Bracknagh |
v | Clonbullogue |
Tullamore | |
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| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: O'Connor Park | ||||
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| 30 August 2026 Round 5 | Clara |
v | Durrow |
Tullamore | |
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| 15:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: O'Connor Park | ||||
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Knock-out Stage
The top 2 teams in Division 1 qualify for the semi-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed teams in Division 1 and 1st and 2nd placed teams in Division 2 play each other in the quarter-finals.
Relegation Play-off
The bottom finishers in Division 2 play-off in a relegation final. The loser is relegated to the 2027 Offaly Senior B Football Championship.
| Relegation Play-off | 4th Placed Team (Division 2) | v | 5th Placed Team (Division 2) | ||
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Quarter-Finals
| Quarter-Finals | 3rd Placed Team (Division 1) | v | 2nd Placed Team (Division 2) | ||
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| Quarter-Finals | 4th Placed Team (Division 1) | v | 1st Placed Team (Division 2) | ||
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Semi-Finals
| Semi-Finals | 1st Placed Team (Division 1) | v | Quarter-Final Winner | ||
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| Semi-Finals | 2nd Placed Team (Division 1) | v | Quarter-Final Winner | ||
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Final
| Final | Semi-Final Winner | v | Semi-Final Winner | ||
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References
- ↑ "Three in a row as Tullamore once again find a way to win and gutted Ferbane overpowered late on". Offaly Live. 2025-10-27. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Clara perform on the big day to return to top flight as emerging Ballinagar endure fighting loss". Ireland Live. 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Draw Made For Offaly Club Championships". Midlands 103. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Draws made for Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. 2026-02-25. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
