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Last Sunday’s county final, which ended all square, was certainly action-packed and full of incidents.

The intercounty action may be over for another year but there is still plenty of activity going on around the country.

Sunday’s Senior hurling county final has a familiar look about it, with either James Stephens or Ballyhale Shamrocks appearing in every final for the last seven years, except 2010.

In addition to an impressive haul of 14 All-Star award nominations, two Kilkenny players have been shortlisted for the coveted GAA GPA Hurler of the Year award.

Under the new GAA GPA Awards scheme, sponsored by Opel, Michael Fennelly was named the GAA GPA Player of the month for August and Tommy Walsh was named GAA GPA Player of the month for September. The players were chosen by a players committee of the GPA.

October is traditionally the month for county finals around the country. Generally counties that have been knocked out at quarter final stages will have their championships run off early in the month, while counties like our own who have progressed that bit further in the championship tend to have their big day in late October.

Kilkenny’s All-Ireland-winning hurlers dominate the list of nominees for this year’s GAA GPA All-Star Hurling Awards.

Could anyone have asked for a better weekend of championship hurling?

St Martin’s v The Fenians

In 2009, Michael Fennelly captained Kilkenny to win their fourth All-Ireland title in a row.