On The Inside Line today

On the Inside Line this afternoon we’ve live commentary on Westmeath and Laois’ National Hurling Games and updates from Offaly’s One B trip to Antrim Christy O’Connor previews the days hurling games with everything at stake in 1A Regular updates on the Towns Cup Semi Finals where Tullamore face Tullow and Roscrea meet Longford in an all Midlands clash. Knockon.ie’s Rob Murphy previews the big matches Jack Nolan and Craig Rogers join us at 2.45 to discuss another departure from...

Read More

Weekend football predictions

Inside Line contributors Brian McCarthy, Scott Gaynor, Podge O'Donnell, Davie Henshaw, Niall Colbert and Will O'Callaghan will be predicting the weekend's football results.  A correct score result gains 3 points while a correct result gives 1 point. The following predictions are likely to be no better than Mark Lawrenson on the BBC site  Feel free to play along on facebook and twitter... Brian McCarthy (Longford Town defender)  Premier League Sunderland 0-2 Manchester...

Read More

Offaly team to play Carlow on Saturday

Niall McNamee and John Maloney are set to start for Offaly in this Saturday afternoon's National Football League Division Four match with Carlow McNamee comes in for the suspended Peter Cunningham while Tullamore clubman Maloney replaces Ross Brady Ken Casey has proven his fitness to get a place among the subs Alan Mulhall is in goal, Brian Darby, Paul McConway and Shane Sullivan is the full back line Sean Pender is centre half back with Eoin Carroll and John Maloney on the wings ...

Read More

Sport on Midlands 103 in coming week

Busy week of sport ahead on Midlands 103. On Wednesday afternoon updates from the Sportsground as the Marist take on Garbally in the Connacht Schools rugby final. In the evening we're broadcasting from The Snug in Athlone from 9-10pm in the build up to St Brigid's All-Ireland Final with Ballymun Friday night we've an up for the match special from Kelly's in Kilcormac from 8-10pm to look ahead to All-Ireland Club Hurling Final. Full live commentary of Offaly V Clare from 2pm (with updates from the camogie games) and Laois V Galway live...

Read More

Laois team to play Kerry

1: Eoin Reilly (St Lazerian's Abbeyleix) 2: Brian Stapleton (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton) 3: Brian Campion (Rathdowney-Errill) 4: John A Delaney (Clough Ballacolla) 5: Joe Fitzpatrick (Rathdowney Errill) 6. Matthew Whelan (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton) 7: Gearoid Burke (Camross) 8: James Walsh (Ballinakill) 9: Brian Dunne (The Harps) 10: Stephen Maher (Clough Ballacolla) 11: Zane Keenan (Camross) 12: Willie Hyland (Clough Ballacolla) 13: John Brophy (The Harps) 14: Tommy Fitzgerald (Portlaoise) 15: Neil Foyle (Borris-in-Ossory-Kil...

Read More

Offaly team to play Wexford

Offaly team to play Wexford in NHL Division One B 1 James Dempsey (Kinnitty) 2 Chris McDonald (Brosna Gaels) 3 David Kenny (Belmont) captain 4 David King (Coolderry) 5 Derek Morkan (Shinrone) 6 Rory Hanniffy (Birr) 7 Kevin Brady (Coolderry) 8 Sean Gardiner (Lusmagh) 9 Brian Carroll (Coolderry) 10 Colin Egan (Belmont) 11 Derek Molloy (Shamrocks) 12 Cathal Parlon (Coolderry) 13 Joe Bergin (Seir Kieran) 14 Shane Dooley (Tullamore) 15 James Mulrooney (Seir Kieran) SUBS; 16 Conor Clancy (St Rynagh’s) 17 Dan Kelliher (Brosna Gaels) 18 Odhran Kealey...

Read More

Laois team to play Westmeath

Cahir Healy, Robbie Kehoe and Padraig Clancy have been brought into the Laois team to play Westmeath at Cusack Park this Sunday – a game you can hear live on Midlands 103 from 2.30pm Healy is recalled at right corner back in a switch that sees John O’Loughlin moving to midfield and Mark Timmons to midfield Clancy comes back in at full forward while Kehoe starts at right wing back Kevin Meaney, Colm Coss and Darren Strong come out of the team Laois team to play Westmeath 1. Eoin Culliton (Timahoe) 2. Cahir Healy (Portlaoise) 3....

Read More

Athlone Town Squad to play Mervue

Athlone Town face Mervue in their League of Ireland First Division opener at Athlone Town Stadium at 7.45 this Saturday evening  Aidan Collins has been named as captain for this season  Warren Conroy is suspended for the Mervue game while Barry Clancy is a doubt with a foot injury    Squad  Garvan Broughall Roderick Collins Jnr Ryan Coombes Lee Dixon TJ Forde Brian Gill Niall Harney Mark Hughes Jonathan Kelty Niall Lanigan Noel...

Read More

Westmeath and Laois Under 21 Teams

Good luck to Laois and Westmeath Under 21s tonight. Updates on both games on Midlands 103 from 7.30pm  Westmeath Under 21s  1  Kevin Maguire  (The Downs) 2  John Rock  (Tang) 3  Jason O Toole (St Lomans Mullingar) 4  Gary McCallon (Garrycastle) 5  Killian Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks) 6  Stephen Gilmore (St Lomans Mullingar) 7  Paddy Joyce (Mullingar Shamrocks) 8  John Heslin (St Lomans Mullingar) 9  Trevor English (Tang) 10 Kelvin...

Read More

Monday Morning Headlines

RUGBY UNION The Ireland squad will train just after 10 this morning as they gear up for Saturdays Six Nations clash with France at the Aviva. One player who won't be in Maynooth is Ronan O'Gara after he was left out of Declan Kidney's 32 man squad. The Ireland head coach has gone for Paddy Jackson and Ian Madigan as the back up to Jonathan Sexton who's a major doubt for the weekend with a hamstring injury. O'Gara is Ireland's most capped player with 128 appearances and he's also the leading point scorer with more than 1,000. Blackrock...

Read More

Laois team to play Louth

Laois manager Justin McNulty has brought Denis Booth, Mark Timmons and Colm Coss into his team to play Louth in Division Two of the National Football League tomorrow evening Cahir Healy, Damien O’Connor and Ambrose Doran come out of the team Booth and Timmons inclusions means a new look full back line, Graiguecullen’s Timmons starts at full back with Denis Booth in at right corner back Kevin Meaney moves from full back to midfield where he’ll play alongside Brendan Quigley Colm Begley is switched from midfield to right wing forward,...

Read More

Offaly team to play Clare

Offaly manager Emmet McDonnell has made four changes from the side that lost to Limerick ahead of Sunday's National Football League Division Four encounter with Clare Anton Sullivan, David Hanlon, Ross Brady and Sean Pender are out while Paul McConway, John Moloney, Willie Mulhall and Peter Cunningham come into the team Sullivan is out for the year with a shoulder injury that will require surgery 1 Alan Mulhall (Walsh Island) 2 Brian Darby (Rhode) 3 Paul McConway (Tullamore) 4 Eoin Rigney (Rhode) 5 Graham Guilfoyle (Clara) 6 John Moloney...

Read More

Friday Morning Headlines

GAELIC GAMES Offaly manager Emmet McDonnell has made four changes from the side that lost to Limerick ahead of Sunday's National Football League Division Four encounter with Clare Anton Sullivan, David Hanlon, Ross Brady and Sean Pender are out while Paul McConway, John Moloney, Willie Mulhall and Peter Cunningham come into the team Sullivan is out for the year with a shoulder injury that will require surgery Alan Mulhall is in goal, Tullamore's Paul McConway is full back, Brian Darby and Eoin Rigney are in the corners John...

Read More