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Kilkenny’s early exit confirmed with Dubs defeat BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Dublin 1-26 Kilkenny 0-22 Round 5, Parnell Park And that’s a wrap for the senior hurlers of Kilkenny in 2026, as they bowed out of championship action with another below par performance in the Capital. Dublin …

St Canice’s Credit Union Byrne Cup. Dicksboro 2-23 (29) Mullinavat 3-18 (27) By John Power at Palmerstown Mullinavat suffered heartbreaking defeat in round five of the Byrne Cup senior hurling league when an injury-time goal handed Dicksboro a dramatic two-point victory at Palmerstown. Despite the disappointment of losing at the death, there was plenty for …

By John Power JJ Kavanagh and Sons Kilkenny GAA Junior F League Round One Mullinavat 3-17; James Stephens 1-09. Mullinavat GAA got their Junior F League campaign off to a strong start with an impressive victory over James Stephens GAA and Camogie Club in Round One of the JJ Kavanagh and Sons Official Kilkenny GAA …

Strong 2nd half keeps Kilkenny in Leinster running BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Kilkenny 4-25 Kildare 0-14 Kilkenny recovered from a poor opening half to claim maximum points against Kildare in UPMC Nowlan Park last Saturday evening. Going into the game, the home side knew that anything other …

Winning is the only option BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Dublin vs Kilkenny Parnell Park, Sunday, 2pm There are no equations needed, no what if scenarios, it is simple; beat Dublin on Sunday and the drive for another Leinster crown continues. It couldn’t be any clearer for Kilkenny …

Disputed ‘65 sees spoils shared in O’Connor Park BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Offaly 0-24 Kilkenny 1-21  Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore Another day, another disappointing result for Kilkenny in their bid to defend the Bob O’Keefe Cup. Patchy is one word that could be used to describe the …

Maximum points a must from Tullamore trip BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Offaly vs Kilkenny Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore Sunday, 3pm We’re on the road again, we’re on our way to paradise.  That’s a line from a well-known song. From a Kilkenny point of view, only the first …

Mullinavat 1-15; Tullogher Rosbercon 0-11 By John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Mullinavat secured yet another memorable triumph as they claimed their eighth JJ Kavanagh Kilkenny Senior Football Championship title in the past ten seasons, producing a blistering and decisive second-half performance against near neighbours Tullogher Rosbercon at UPMC Nowlan Park. In what began as …

Mullinavat 2-17; Railyard GFC 1-7 By John Power at Ballyragget Holders Mullinavat produced a commanding and assured performance to overcome Railyard in the Senior Football Championship semi-final at Ballyragget, booking their place in yet another county decider. The victory ensures that the “Vegas” men will compete in their tenth successive County Senior Football Final over …

The Under 17 Boys South East Top 4 Playoffs delivered a spectacular weekend of basketball, with the Berkeley Wolves claiming their second Top 4 title in three years after two thrilling performances. The Wolves opened their campaign against the Waterford Vikings in a dramatic semi‑final that went right down to the wire. In a fiercely …