Offaly club survived hard times in the past to come out the other side as they continue to put in fine work Birr natives Peter Dooley and Jack Regan pictured after Leinster ‘A’ action recently A club ...

Rathdrum RFC 1st XV 10, Birr RFC 1st XV 6 Rathdrum really turned on the heat against Birr in another tough, uncompromising Leinster League fixture to move into a share of third on the league table.

It would be a stretch to call Birr a rugby hotbed but the Offaly hurling stronghold is developing a habit of producing up-and-coming front-rowers and if Peter Dooley becomes the town’s first ...