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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Cork win by 4 to secure final berth Allianz National Hurling League Semi-Final Cork 1-27 (30) Kilkenny 2-20 (26) Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Cork stunned Kilkenny with a second-half comeback on Leeside last Saturday night, as they advanced to their first league final since 2015 with a 4-point win over …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX: DANNY LAHART Semi-final battle set for Pairc Uí Chaoimh Allianz National Hurling Division 1 – Group B Kilkenny 2-21 Waterford 0-21 UPMC Nowlan Park An impressive 6-point win over the Deise, saw Kilkenny claim a semi-final berth in this year’s Allianz National Hurling League. The winning margin didn’t …

Wall turns attention to Leinster title Kilkenny 2-3 Galway 0-14 By Martin Quilty Kilkenny will have to wait another while to make it back-to-back All-Ireland titles since the early 2000’s, as Galway defeated the stripey women in last Sunday’s semi-final with a five point victory in Edenderry. It was a repeat of last year’s game …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Cork advance to league decider Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork Cork 1-8 Kilkenny 1-8 Conditions were the winner on a horrible day on Leeside last Saturday, as Cork and Kilkenny played out a low scoring draw in the final group game of the Littlewoods Ireland …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Walter hit 1-3 in 13-point win Allianz National Hurling League – Division 1 B Dublin 0-16 Kilkenny 2-23 @ Parnell Park On a spring-like day in Parnell Park, Brian Cody’s team inflicted the first defeat of the year on Dublin, as the Cats put in their most complete performance of …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Phelan hits 2 majors in facile win Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B Kilkenny 2-28 Laois 0-17 @ UPMC Nowlan Park Brian Cody’s men got back to winning ways at home last Sunday, as they put the slim defeat away to Tipperary behind them, by …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART U21 title heads to Palmerstown J.J Kavanagh and Sons Under 21 A Hurling Championship Final Dicksboro 1-24 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-12 Venue: John Locke Park Callan Dicksboro overcame a stubborn Ballyhale challenge to claim the U21 title on a blustery day in Callan last Saturday. While Shamrocks …

BY Martin Quilty Rebels on Leeside next up for Dowling & Co. Littlewoods Ireland  League Division 1 Clare 0-10 Kilkenny 1-08 Cusack Park, Ennis   It wasn’t pretty, nor impressive, but Kilkenny managed to make it back-to-back Littlewoods League wins, following their trip to Ennis last weekend. Those in attendance at Cusack Park had little …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Tip-offs galore across Kilkenny as ballers get set for action This weekend sees the fourth instalment of the annual Kilkenny Masters Basketball Tournament. What started out with only five men’s teams participating in 2018, has exploded into a much bigger and sought-after affair, with 28 teams taking to the courts …

Stripy Men author: The late Joe Cody John McGovern – One of Kilkenny’s finest half-backs The death occurred on Thursday February 24th of Johnny McGovern , one of the all-time greats of Kilkenny hurling. He was part of the golden era of Bennettsbridge hurling when they won 11 county senior titles between 1952 and 1971. …