Sport
Late show see’s Cats pip Deise in Nowlan thriller
Lyng’s charges back to winning ways ahead of big tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 Hitting the last three scores of this Round 4 clash on Noreside, saw Kilkenny return to winning ways in Division 1A of the National Hurling League with a hard-fought victory …
Deise to provide stern test of Cats credentials
Lyng seeks a second win ahead of a trio of tricky tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny vs Waterford UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday @ 1:45pm Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) Kilkenny welcome Waterford to UPMC Nowlan Park this weekend in Round 4 of the National League, knowing they need …
Kilkenny Rivals Set Up Title Showdown
The final stages of the South East Boys Under 17 Basketball league is starting to heat up with 3 teams now fighting to finish in the top spot. The Berkeley Wolves who play out of Thomastown in Kilkenny are presently the league leaders, having won an impressive 9 of their last 10 league games with …
Munster masters too much for Lyng’s Cats
Limerick seven to the good in Kilkenny victory BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Round 3, TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick 1-26 Kilkenny 2-16 Kilkenny came up short against Limerick in the TUS Gaelic Grounds last Sunday, suffering a 7-point defeat at the home of The Treaty side for the first …
Shannonside calling Cats as Lyng seeks Treaty win
Limerick up next for the black and amber BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Round 3, TUS Gaelic Grounds Sunday Feb 8th @ 3:45pm Limerick vs Kilkenny It may only be early February, but any meeting between the Shannonsiders and Noresiders sparks interest in the hurling fraternity across the Island …
Cats quality tells in league opener victory
Cody & Molloy impress as Offaly beaten BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz National Hurling League Round 1 Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16 UPMC Nowlan Park. Despite a little rustiness which saw them register 13-odd wides, Kilkenny got off to a winning start in Division 1A of the National Hurling League. Eoin Cody top scored …
Cats see-off Dowling’s stubborn Lilywhites to claim Shield victory
Offaly in focus, as league begins on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Leinster Walsh Shield Final Kilkenny 1-20 Kildare 2-13 John Locke Park, Callan Referee: Adam Kinahan (Offaly) There was a sizeable crowd in Callan last Sunday as Kildare travelled to Noreside for the 2026 Dioralyte Leinster Walsh Shield Final. The …
Cats progress with comfortable win over Laois
Brian Dowling’s Kildare next up in Shield Final BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Walsh Shield Semi Final 2026 Laois 0-10 Kilkenny 2-17 Kelly O’Daly Park, Rathdowney–Errill At the second time of asking Derek Lyng’s team got their season up and running with a comfortable 13-point win over Laois at the home of …
Cats frozen out of Walsh Cup after coin-toss madness!
Westmeath advance as Shield beckons for Lyng & Co BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Dioralyte Walsh Cup & Shield 2026 Following some farcical shenanigans last weekend, Kilkenny will get their intercounty preseason underway this Sunday when they face-off against the winners of last night’s clash between Laois and Carlow in the Dioralyte Walsh Shield. …
Young Kilkenny Stars Impress in League
Saturday 13th December: CluneTech Kilkenny Stars 65 Dublin Raiders 62 Saturday 20th December: Limerick Celtics 79 CluneTech Kilkenny Stars 56 Sunday 28th December: University Of Galway Mystics 53 CluneTech Kilkenny Stars 74 The CluneTech Kilkenny Stars have recently completed an impressive run of three games, recording two victories and just one loss, …
