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Final berth’s up for grabs on Sunday BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Sunday will see the four remaining teams in the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship take to the field, bidding to reach the Tom Walsh Cup decider.  The double-header at UPMC Nowlan …

Piltown 0-12; Tullaroan 0-8. John Power at John Lockes Park, Callan. Piltown will play Dicksboro in a third successive Kilkenny County Senior camogie final following a hard-fought victory over Tullaroan in Saturday’s second semi-final at John Lockes Park, Callan. On a splendid sunny afternoon, the Southern club eventually secured their place in the county decider, …

Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final. Rower Inistioge 4-20 (32) Lisdowney 0-23 (23) John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Lyng and Leahy strike twice each as South Kilkenny side produce stunning second-half display. Four outstanding second-half goals, two apiece from Eoghan Lyng and Richie Leahy, propelled Rower Inistioge into the MLM Kilkenny Intermediate …

Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final. James Stephens 1-18; Tullogher Rosbercon 1-7. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park. James Stephens booked their place in the MLM Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship final with a comfortable victory over Tullogher Rosbercon in Sunday’s second semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park. The Village produced a controlled and increasingly …

Dicksboro 0-13; Thomastown 0-8. John Power at John Lockes Park, Callan. Dicksboro qualified for a sixth Kilkenny Senior camogie championship final in seven seasons following a hard-fought victory over Thomastown at John Lockes Park, Callan, on a gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon. There was little between the sides for long periods of an absorbing contest, with …

Last eight clashes deliver plenty of drama on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship 2026  After another rip-roaring weekend of action at headquarters, we now know the four clubs that will challenge for a place in the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship final. Bennettsbridge …

St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Quarter Final Bennettsbridge 1-17; Graigue-Ballycallan 0-17. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park.  Bennettsbridge produced an impressive performance when they overcame Graigue Ballycallan by three points in a gripping Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at UPMC Nowlan Park. The victory earns the Bridgemen a place in the county semi-final for …

Report and photographs Jim Whelan Páirc Shéamuis Stíofáin, home of James Stephens GAA Club, was the venue for a remarkable JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship quarter-final when Graiguenamanagh produced a stunning late comeback to overcome Emeralds of Urlingford after extra time. In a contest which appeared to be slipping away from the …

St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Quarter Final. Thomastown 2-25; Clara 1-19. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park  2024 champions produce commanding first-half display to end Clara’s championship hopes at UPMC Nowlan Park. Thomastown, the 2024 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship winners, comfortably secured their place in the county semi-final when they overcame Clara in the …

St Canices Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Round One. Glenmore 5-28 (43); Dicksboro 3-27 (36) (AET) John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds. Glenmore finally recorded a memorable knockout victory in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship after an epic encounter with Dicksboro before a large and appreciative attendance at the Mullinavat GAA Grounds on Saturday last. It …