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ALTHOUGH SOME matches have already been played in May, it is during June that the campaigns for the Liam McCarthy and Sam Maguire cups really get underway.

The Kilkenny camogie girls have produced a habit of creating late drama in recent times and once again they made life difficult for themselves in sweltering sunshine at O’Connor Park, Tullamore, last Saturday afternoon.

A Kilkenny boy is one of four of the country’s fastest sport stackers who have been shaving precious milliseconds off their personal bests and are training several hours a day ahead of the World Sport Stacking Championships in Denver, Colorado, this weekend.

IFA president Kilkenny man, John Bryan, has called on the Government to follow the lead of France and suspend its decision to introduce a carbon tax to assist the country regain competitiveness so that exports and jobs can be developed.

The Galway senior hurlers travel to Nowlan Park on Sunday to take on the perennial All-Ireland champions in round five of the National League.

A much-loved and well-known young man lost his battle for life last week.

Two injury-time points helped Cork to an Allianz National Hurling League 0-18 to 1-13 victory in Páirc Úi Chaoimh last weekend. The teams were level at 0-8 apiece at the break in a very intense and heated contest where the Cats had Michael Grace dismissed leaving them a man down.

The farming community has roundly welcomed the news of Glanbia Co-op’s proposed purchase of Glanbia plc’s Irish interests.

Some 30 kids from Kilkenny joined forces to launch the newest McDonald’s Little Athletics Club at the Nore Valley Athletics Club, Inistioge, Co Kilkenny.

A Castlecomer man who purchased a stolen car was sentenced to 160 hours community service in lieu of four months in prison at the last sitting of Kilkenny District Court.