Sport
Galway Races
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Next weeks Galway Racing Festival is one of the great Sporting and Social Highlights of the summer, and over the years it has produced so many magical memories particularly from a local perspective. Not surprisingly, the Mullins family have had plenty of success including the featured Races, the Galway Plate and the …
Rebels end Kilkenny’s O’Duffy reign!
Senior camogs devastated after 1 point defeat BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SHERRY SAYS CAMOGIE REVIEW… Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Semi-final, Croke Park Cork 2-14 Kilkenny 2-13 Brian Dowling’s team exited this year’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship by the narrowest of margins when they went down fighting against old foes …
Cats beat The Banner to set up Treaty decider
Shamrocks contingent ‘electric’ as Murphy makes wonder save to deny Duggan BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SHERRY SAYS MATCH REVIEW… All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final, Croke Park Kilkenny 1-25 Clare 1-22 Kilkenny are through to another All-Ireland senior hurling final after seeing-off a dogged challenge from Clare at headquarters last Sunday. Having built up …
Kilkenny football
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY The Kilkenny Football Team are shaping up for what they hope will be another big weekend within the county, as they will attempt to defend their All-Ireland Junior crown they won last year. Tonight (Friday), in a repeat of last years Semi-Final Kilkenny play London at 7.15pm in The All-Ireland Junior Semi-Final …
Seven ways to train in the heat
BY EOIN EVERARD When hot weather strikes (which is not often here in Ireland but most likely in Kilkenny). It’s important to know what to do to make sure you don’t give yourself heat exhaustion or worse. Hot weather can catch a lot of us out and maybe I’m an optimist after the last month …
All eyes on Rebels after Tipp draw!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR Cork Showdown set for Sunday Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Group 2, Round 3, UPMC Nowlan Park, Saturday July 1st Kilkenny 2-8 Tipperary 1-11 Kilkenny advanced to a quarter-final encounter with old foes Cork after Densie Gaule rescued a point in a titanic struggle with neighbours Tipperary at UPMC …
Cats look to purr and beat The Banner!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR Final berth awaits for winners SHERRY SAYS SEMI PREVIEW… GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final, Croke Park, Sunday, 4pm Kilkenny vs Clare This should be a cracker. Kilkenny and Clare rock up to Croke Park tomorrow knowing that a place in the All-Ireland hurling final is at stake, and both …
European Showjumping Championships
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY July is a busy month with The European Championships taking place in a variety of Equestrian disciplines, and there is plenty of Kilkenny involvement in the various competitions in the coming weeks competing for Ireland. Starting on Monday 10th July and running all week till Sunday 16th July, The European Championships take …
Gaule, goals & a cry for equality
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR All pics courtesy of Inpho Ladies associations under pressure as players make point Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round 2, Parnell Park Dublin 0-11 Kilkenny 3-14 Kilkenny camogs produced a good display to build some much-needed championship momentum with a vital win over Dublin in Parnell Park last Saturday …
