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Loreto Kilkenny completed a 4 in a row of Senior A Schools Camogie Titles on Saturday after defeating Ursuline Thurles on a scoreline of 4-13 to 0-09 in a wet & windy Gortnahoe. Lucy Boyd was named player of the match after a fine display chipping in with 2-4 from play. The Loreto had stars all over the field …

Lyng’s charges back to winning ways ahead of big tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 Hitting the last three scores of this Round 4 clash on Noreside, saw Kilkenny return to winning ways in Division 1A of the National Hurling League with a hard-fought victory …

Lyng seeks a second win ahead of a trio of tricky tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny vs Waterford UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday @ 1:45pm Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) Kilkenny welcome Waterford to UPMC Nowlan Park this weekend in Round 4 of the National League, knowing they need …

The final stages of the South East Boys Under 17 Basketball league is starting to heat up with 3 teams now fighting to finish in the top spot. The Berkeley Wolves who play out of Thomastown in Kilkenny are presently the league leaders, having won an impressive 9 of their last 10 league games with …

Limerick seven to the good in Kilkenny victory BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Round 3, TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick 1-26 Kilkenny 2-16 Kilkenny came up short against Limerick in the TUS Gaelic Grounds last Sunday, suffering a 7-point defeat at the home of The Treaty side for the first …

Limerick up next for the black and amber BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Round 3, TUS Gaelic Grounds Sunday Feb 8th @ 3:45pm Limerick vs Kilkenny It may only be early February, but any meeting between the Shannonsiders and Noresiders sparks interest in the hurling fraternity across the Island …

Cody & Molloy impress as Offaly beaten BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz National Hurling League Round 1 Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16  UPMC Nowlan Park. Despite a little rustiness which saw them register 13-odd wides, Kilkenny got off to a winning start in Division 1A of the National Hurling League. Eoin Cody top scored …

Offaly in focus, as league begins on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Leinster Walsh Shield Final Kilkenny  1-20  Kildare 2-13 John Locke Park, Callan Referee: Adam Kinahan (Offaly) There was a sizeable crowd in Callan last Sunday as Kildare travelled to Noreside for the 2026 Dioralyte Leinster Walsh Shield Final.   The …

Brian Dowling’s Kildare next up in Shield Final BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Walsh Shield Semi Final 2026 Laois 0-10 Kilkenny 2-17 Kelly O’Daly Park, Rathdowney–Errill   At the second time of asking Derek Lyng’s team got their season up and running with a comfortable 13-point win over Laois at the home of …

Westmeath advance as Shield beckons for Lyng & Co BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Walsh Cup & Shield 2026 Following some farcical shenanigans last weekend, Kilkenny will get their intercounty preseason underway this Sunday when they face-off against the winners of last night’s clash between Laois and Carlow in the Dioralyte Walsh Shield. …