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SPORTING PREVIEW OF YEAR 2024
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY HAPPY NEW YEAR! With The Christmas Season and all it’s Festivities over and behind us, attention will now turn to the weeks and months ahead in what promises to be a busy Sporting Year in 2024. First of all, before focusing on the year ahead, there was plenty of sporting interest from …
Cats go goal crazy in Carlow!
Injury to Village’s Cian Kenny mars Walsh Cup win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Dioralyte Walsh Cup 2024 Carlow 0-9 Kilkenny 5-22 Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Eamonn Furlong At the second time of asking Carlow and Kilkenny got their inter-county seasons underway at Netwatch Cullen Park in the 1st round of the 2024 Dioralyte …
Cats set for season opener
Carlow first up for Kilkenny in Walsh Cup BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW Carlow Vs Kilkenny Netwatch Cullen Park, Sunday 1:30pm Referee: Eamonn Furlong (Wexford) The first weekend of January 2024 sees our senior hurlers make the trip to Netwatch Cullen Park to take on Carlow as the inter-county season gets underway for Derek …
Champions of Ireland!
Dicksboro dethrone holders to claim historic titl By Aoife Lanigan REVIEW Dicksboro 0-18 Sarsfields (Galway) 1-11 All pics courtesy of Inpho A masterclass of shooting by Aoife Prendergast and a brilliant all-round team display that included some monumental contributions by Kirsty Maher, Jane Cass, Katie Byrne, Amy Clifford, Asha McHardy, Orla Hanrick and substitute …
SPORTING REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY It was a busy year for Kilkenny sporting teams and competitors at Local, National and International with a host of Individuals competing for Ireland across a variety of Sports. The GAA review of the year will get plenty of coverage elsewhere across various platforms, but in summary Kilkenny Teams began the year …
Fogarty fires O’Loughlin’s to final showdown!
Bergin leads side to narrow win over ‘Dall BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final Croke Park, Referee: Michael Kennedy O’Loughlin Gaels 1-17 Ruairí Óg Cushendall 1-16 All-Ireland club finalists O’Loughlin Gaels! They went to the well yet again and delivered following a pulsating encounter at Pairc Tailteann to …
‘Boro set for Sarsfields test
Palmerstown club dreaming of All-Ireland glory BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW All-Ireland Senior Camogie Club Championship Final Dicksboro vs Sarsfields Sunday, Croke Park, 5:15pm All pics courtesy of Inpho Dicksboro camogs will make the journey to Dublin on Sunday, knowing that they are just 60 minutes from making more history for their club. Standing …
Danny Mullins
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A few weeks ago on Tuesday 28th November at Tramore Racecourse, Danny Mullins reached a significant milestone as he rode his 500th winner on Irish soil when partnering the Gavin Cromwell trained Leish Oscar’s Son to victory in The Doneraile Walk Beginners Steeplechase. It was a career that began 15 year ago …
Kings of Leinster ready for Ulster’s finest!
Loughs look to halt Ruairí Óg’s run BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship – Semi-Final O`Loughlin Gaels vs Ruairí Óg Cushendall Sunday, Páirc Tailteann, Throw in: 1.30pm Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary) O’Loughlin Gaels will make the journey to Navan this weekend to face-off against Ruairí Óg’s of Cushendall …
Kings of Leinster!
Hogan’s heroes dig deep to see off Na Fianna BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Leinster GAA AIB Senior Club Hurling Championship Final Páirc an Chrócaigh, Saturday 2nd December O’Loughlin Gaels 0-22 Na Fianna 1-18 Sixty minutes showing on the clock, the sides are level in Croke Park. The Kilkenny champions are awarded a free …
