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Thomastown 1-31; Clara 2-16. John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds. Thomastown sent out an early warning to the rest of the county as they opened their 2026 St Canice’s Senior Hurling League campaign with an emphatic twelve-point victory over Clara at Mullinavat GAA Grounds on Saturday afternoon. Played before a large attendance in glorious summer …

Glenmore 0-17; Mullinavat 0-17. John Power at Mooncoin GAA Grounds. Mullinavat and Glenmore shared the spoils after an absorbing and hard-fought encounter in the opening round of the 2026 St Canice’s Senior Hurling League at Mooncoin GAA Grounds on Sunday. In a contest that ebbed and flowed throughout, neither side deserved to come away empty-handed, …

By Jimmy Walsh In the second round, of the JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League, Windgap faced Graiguenamangh in excellent conditions in the ever-developing Tullougher complex in Brownstown on Sunday afternoon. The game saw both sides seeking a league restart after their first-round defeats to Piltown and John Lockes. In a very even …

Rower Inistioge 0-20; Carrickshock 1-17 John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds Carrickshock and Rower Inistioge played out a draw in the Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate League clash before a large attendance at Mullinavat GAA Grounds. Even though they led 0-10 to 0-2 after fifteen minutes, it still took a 62nd minute injury time point from …

Mullinavat 3-13; Carrigeen 1-12. John Power at Carrigeen GAA Grounds Mullinavat booked their place in the quarter-finals of the JJ Kavanagh Junior F Hurling Championship with a deserved seven-point victory over Carrigeen in Saturday morning’s refixed first-round clash at an immaculate Carrigeen GAA Grounds. The refixture followed the abandonment of last Sunday’s original fixture after …

Loughs clash with Shamrocks in round 2 BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Round 2 Preview Now that we’re up and running, round two of the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League throws up some intriguing clashes this weekend.  The second serving of fixtures begins on …

Senior league gets underway on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Round 1 Review An action-packed set of fixtures marked round one of the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League on Noreside.  A city derby was the first serving on offer for Gaels across the …

Glenmore 2-20; Mullinavat 1-15. John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds. Glenmore produced a polished and disciplined display to secure an eight-point victory over Mullinavat in Saturday’s quarter-final at Mullinavat GAA Grounds, booking their place in the last four with a performance that combined attacking efficiency with midfield dominance. The visitors gradually took control after a …

Plenty to build on for senior camogs despite defeat BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Glen Dimplex Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Semi-Final Kilkenny 0-11 Galway 1-14 FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles And that’s a wrap on the Kilkenny senior camogs season.  James Meagher’s young squad fell to a more talented and experienced Galway side in Thurles …

Photo: Donal O’Brien By Jimmy Walsh Windgap suffered a narrow defeat to Piltown in an absorbing JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League encounter played in ideal conditions in Mooncoin. In a repeat of the recent Michael Lyng Motors League Final, the sides served up another entertaining contest packed with momentum swings, quality scores …