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29 Sept 2025

Where does Shane Lowry's Ryder Cup heroics rank in Offaly's Greatest Sporting Moments?

Where does Shane Lowry's Ryder Cup heroics rank in Offaly's Greatest Sporting Moments?

Where does Shane Lowry's Ryder Cup heroics rank in Offaly's Greatest Sporting Moments?

Where does Shane Lowry's Ryder Cup heroics rank in Offaly's Greatest Sporting Moments?

Shane Lowry sinking the putt to retain the Ryder Cup

It has to be Seamus Darby's goal in 1982. How could it not be

Nothing can top the 1994 All Ireland win over Limerick. Five greatest minutes ever

You can't beat the first time so it has to be the 1971 All Ireland win

Johnny Flaherty's goal and the 1981 All Ireland win tops the list

Shane Lowry winning The Open in Portrush has to be the choice

When Offaly fans took matters into their own hands in 1998 in Croke Park

It might be recency bias but the U-20 hurlers All Ireland win in 2024 was something special

I can't pick one. They are all as good as each other. Uibh Fhaili Abú!!!!

For a small county, Offaly really punches above its weight when it comes to sport. We have a long list of sporting triumphs to celebrate and another one was added on Sunday night when Shane lowry held his nerve under the most extreme pressure to sink the putt to retain the Ryder Cup for Europe. But where does it rank for you in Offaly's greatest ever sporting moments? Cast your vote from the list of great sporting moments. 

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