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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX: DANNY LAHART Bergin’s boys make provincial semi despite defeat Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Kilkenny 2-16 (22) Dublin 3-14 (23) UPMC Nowlan Park The Metropolitans claimed the bragging rights following a hard earned one point victory over Kilkenny at UPMC Nowlan Park last Saturday. Following the young Cats win …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Cats seek to conquer Cusack Park Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2022 Westmeath vs Kilkenny Saturday April 16th 6pm TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar And just like that…….Championship hurling has arrived. The beauty of a shortened, condensed season is that there’s no time wasted. The Allianz League is now firmly in …

BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR The Cats Allianz League campaign in review The season so far This year’s Allianz National Hurling League has ended, with Waterford being crowned champions, following their win over Kilkenny’s semi-final victors, Cork at Semple Stadium, Thurles last weekend. The Deise are in decent form as the championship approaches, and are …

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 …