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Kilkenny’s top attacker Richie Power has been ruled out for the national league clash against Dublin for this weekend. Power picked up a serious hamstring injury last weekend while playing a challenge match with his club Carrickshock against Wexford outfit Oulart- the- Ballagh.

The seventh and final round of the National Hurling League takes place this Sunday.

Dublin 5-22

Kilkenny intermediate ladies bowed out of the TG4 Leinster championship when they were defeated by neighbours Wexford in last Sunday’s semi final at Taghmon.

Kildare earned the Allianz National Hurling League Division 3A title and promotion to Division 2 with a brilliant performance against their Leinster rivals Meath on Saturday last.

2009 marks an important milestone for the GAA as it celebrates 125 years of its existence. This Sunday, May 10, has been designated as La na gClub, a day when every club in the country is encouraged to organise events to mark the occasion.

The question on everybody’s lips ahead of this weekend’s showdown is whether or not Tomas O’Flatharta’s men can rise to the challenge and lower the mighty Dubs. Croke Park is the venue, with a 4pm throw-in for the Leinster semi-final clash. At stake is a place in the Leinster final against the winner of Kildare and Laois, and a crack at winning a second-ever Leinster title.

Both Westmeath and Roscommon Gaelic footballers return to action this weekend in the All-Ireland qualifiers eager to forget their last 70 minutes of championship action. Roscommon and Westmeath are in very similar situations with both teams suffering heavy defeats in their respective provincial semi-finals and having just two weeks to regroup and try to focus on the qualifiers. On Saturday afternoon Roscommon head for the sunny south east to take on Wexford after their 20 point defeat to Mayo, while later that evening Westmeath entertain old rivals Meath in Cusack Park in a bid to get back on the road again after their 27 point defeat to Dublin. Westmeath started out their campaign this year against Meath in early January in the O’Byrne cup. The question is come Saturday evening will Meath be Westmeath’s first and last game of 2009? Both Westmeath players and management have taken some criticism over the last few weeks. There have been many excuses given for the poor performance against Dublin - poor league campaign, constant injury crisis, and the lack of match fitness and sharpness by a number of the 15 that took the field against Dublin.

Dublin 4-26