Sport
Cats edge Galway in Croke corker
By NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Sensational strike from Doyle seals win as Power returns! Kilkenny’s camogs delivered yet more silverware following an exhilarating encounter with Galway at Croke Park recently. Brian Dowling’s charges secured a three-point win at headquarters, following an inspired second half comeback. The game was a repeat of December’s All-Ireland Final, and …
Cat’s seek purr-fect start
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR Headquarters hosts semi-final battle All roads lead to Croke Park tomorrow for the Leinster Championship Semi-Final meeting of old foes Kilkenny and Wexford. (Throw-in 4:30pm) The Leinster Council gave the go-ahead last Monday for both semi-final’s to take place at headquarters. This will give the teams a chance to …
Goals galore as Banner end Cats run
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR All thoughts now turn to championship opener Brian Cody took his charges to Cusack Park last Saturday in a bid to finish their Allianz League campaign unbeaten. However, a spirited and sharper performance by Clare saw the Banner County edge to a four-point win. This meant Clare’s remarkable run …
Cats leave it late to topple Tipp
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR Croker Final awaits against old foes Galway Kilkenny Camogs displayed tremendous spirt and resilience in defeating Tipperary, to set up a tantalizing league final clash with Galway next Sunday at headquarters. This was a clash of epic proportions, with no quarter given by either side as the game ebbed …
Eoin Everard becomes the first man from Kilkenny to break 14 minutes for the 5000m
Running 13:58 seconds for the event this summer, Eoin, who was already Kilkenny’s first sub 4-minute miler, moved up distances to try to achieve this mark nearly 3 years ago. The Kilkenny Observer caught up with Eoin to discuss the achievement. When did you start out to try break 14 minutes for the 5000m? About …
Reid reigns supreme as Cats secure vital win
By NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR TJ hits 1-18 as Wexford are put to the sword When the sun’s out – TJ’s about! The hurling season cranked up a notch last Sunday, when the re-arranged round three clash between old rivals Kilkenny and Wexford took place at UPMC Nowlan Park. The one change to the …
At the match – Kilkenny v Wexford roundup
MATCH REPORT BY Mateo Hernandez-Power The rain clouds finally cleared and the sun beat down on UPMC Nowlan Park last Sunday when the Cats met the Model county after a few uncertain weeks caused by Covid chaos Kilkenny versus Wexford, Brian Cody versus Davy Fitzgerald, TJ Reid versus Lee Chin. All these battles have been …
Cody’s Cats seek model victory
BY: Niall Sherry, SPORTS CORRESPONDENT PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Wins over Dublin and Antrim achieved as ‘Davy Day’ looms As the league begins to settle down and Division One Group B takes shape, the Cats will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins when Brian Cody’s men welcome Wexford to UPMC Nowlan Park on …
At the match
MATCH REPORT BY: Mateo Hernandez-Power PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Kilkenny v Antrim roundup Heavy rainfall, Covid protocols and no crowd did little to dampen the spirit of the match Walking down John Street to Nowlan Park in the rain last Sunday before the 1.30pm throw in, you wouldn’t have been sure there was a match …
