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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Bridge & Sash do battle as Danesfort and the Town reach for the stars We are now getting to the business end of the Kilkenny club season, as the league titles are up for grabs this weekend. Along with the final 4 facing-off in the senior and intermediate league finals, …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Bennettsbridge maintain perfect record as the Sash beat Ballyhale to make decider This year’s St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Final will see Bennettsbridge face-off against Ken Coogan’s Tullaroan next week, after both sides topped their respective groups after five rounds of games. Bennettsbridge finished the group stages unbeaten, …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Ballyhale edge Erins Own as O’Loughlin’s take city bragging rights Another weekend of club hurling is done and dusted as the league get set for final round fixtures. Group A Last Friday night Mullinavat surprised some by defeating Clara by 4 points at a sun-drenched Thomastown. Willie O’Dwyer’s major in …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Cats claim O’Duffy title in Croker epic Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final Croke Park, Dublin Cork 1-12 Kilkenny 1-13 The O’Duffy Cup is back on Noreside for the 15th time following an epic final between old foes Kilkenny and Cork. Just one-point separated the sides at …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Camogie final could be epic Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final Kilkenny vs Cork Croke Park, Sunday 7th August (Throw-in 4:15pm) Referee: Ray Kelly (Kildare) Kilkenny camog’s will seek to be re-united with the O’Duffy Cup tomorrow when they face-off against the ladies of Cork in …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Galway dethroned in semi victory Glen Dimplex All Ireland Camogie Senior Championship Semi-Final Croke Park, Dublin Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 0-12 There will be new champions of the senior camogie championship following Kilkenny’s four-point victory over current holders Galway at Croke Park last Saturday. These two giants of …

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End of an era as the greatest bainisteoir ever steps aside BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR There had been murmurings about a possible departure following Kilkenny’s two-point defeat in this year’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final; and the official news broke last Saturday afternoon via a statement from the Kilkenny County Board. “Brian Cody has informed …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO First 3-in-a-row for the Treaty All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Croke Park, Dublin July 17th Limerick 1-31 Kilkenny 2-26 Limerick are All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions for a third year running, following an epic encounter with Kilkenny at headquarters. When referee Colm Lyons sounded the long whistle, the …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Kilkenny primed for final push Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-Final Galway vs Kilkenny Saturday 5:30pm, Croke Park   All eyes will be on headquarters tomorrow as our camog’s take on old foes and reigning champions Galway for a place in this year’s senior camogie final in …

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By Frank Cody The Newpark housing estate, when I was a boy, was surrounded by fields. This safe environment granted freedom to frolic and play. Paddy Phelan, John ‘Sundown’ Phelan and Danny McEvoy owned these swards. The Phelan brothers used good farm husbandry to rotate crops of cereals and vegetables. This practice allowed the corncrake …

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