Sport
Cork crush Cats to signal intent
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Stripey Women have plenty to ponder ahead of Tipp game Very Camogie League Division 1A, Round 4 UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 1-10 Cork 0-23 Kilkenny’s sluggish start to the camogie season continued last weekend as Brian Dowling’s charges slumped to a 10-point defeat to Cork at UPMC Nowlan Park in …
The importance of strides
BY EOIN EVERARD Strides – or accelerations – are a staple of almost every secondary school, university, and professional running team. Whether you’re an 800m specialist, cross country runner, or an aspiring marathoner, strides are a fundamental building block of speed and coordination. But the majority of recreational runners never do them despite a host …
Graigue-Ballycallan Athletics Club
Kilkenny Sport Focus By Michael O’Leary Graigue-Ballycallan Athletics Club was formed within the last 10 years, but since The Club was found they have constantly thrived with a wide range of actitivies as they continue to grow from strength to strength. They have massive numbers within The Club which is a huge testament and tribute …
Shooting Stars!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Cats find their range in Dubs demolition Allianz National Hurling League Division 1B Round 4, UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 2-25 Dublin 1-17 Kilkenny put Dublin to the sword last Sunday with an impressive shooting display at UPMC Nowlan Park, as Galmoy’s Billy Drennan had another fine game in the black …
Stripey Women back to winning ways!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Rebels up next for our senior ladies Very Camogie League Division 1A Parnell Park, Dublin Dublin 0-11 Kilkenny 0-17 At the third time of asking, our senior camogs got their first victory of this season’s Very Camogie League Division 1A campaign with a deserved 6-point win over Dublin in Parnell …
It’s time to rethink icing sore and injured muscles
By Eoin Everard Even while you may believe that you are promoting your own healing, you are actually hindering it. You probably pull an ice pack out of the freezer to relieve pain when your knees hurt after a day of intense squats, your elbow hurts after a weekend tennis match, or your daughter knocks …
Cheltenham preview 2023
Kilkenny Sport Focus By Michael O’Leary One of the great Racing and indeed Sporting Highlights of 2023 commences next Tuesday Afternoon March 14th as the Cheltenham Festival gets underway. As is traditional, The Supreme Novices Hurdle gets The Festival underway and it was 28 years ago to the very day – Tuesday March 14th 1995 …
Cats go point crazy in Laois drubbing!
REVIEW BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Dublin up next for Lyng’s men Allianz Hurling League 1B Round 3, Laois Hire O’Moore Park Laois 1-18 Kilkenny 0-34 Kilkenny got back to winning ways in the Allianz National League with a comprehensive 13-point win over Willie Maher’s charges at Laois Hire O’Moore Park last Sunday. The …
Tribeswomen take the points!
REVIEW BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Stripey women defeated in home clash with Galway Very Camogie League Division 1A UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 1-17 It’s back to the drawing board for our senior camog’s after they fell to their second successive defeat in division 1A of the Very Camogie League at UPMC …
Sash to the FOUR as Cats claim Dillon Quirke Cup
REVIEW BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Gearoid Dunne stars in challenge event Dillon Quirke Foundation Hurling Challenge FBD Semple Stadium Kilkenny 4-20 Tipperary 0-25 The result was nowhere near as important as the cause in FBD Semple Stadium last weekend as Tipperary and Kilkenny locked horns again, this time in aid of the the Dillon …
