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Five alive — Cats scoop chance of making 125 years of history
Kilkenny very easily secured their place in the All-Ireland SHC final after a landslide win over Cork on Sunday in front of an attendance of 41,060 in Croke Park.
Kilkenny’s brilliant victory overshadowed by Shefflin’s agony
Kilkenny's drive for five is still very much alive after their empathic victory over Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final last Sunday. The victory was great but the sight of Brian Hogan and Henry Shefflin leaving the action injured dampened the celebrations.
Magic Cats keep Bob from travelling west
Having made my way early to Croke Park last Sunday I headed to a local shebeen to pick up a spare ticket and a quick bevvy of course.
Galway have lessons to learn from harsh defeat to Kilkenny
The Galway hurlers had hoped to make some hurling history last Sunday afternoon at Croke Park. Only two years in the Leinster championship and already in a final. It was an opportunity to make a statement.
Cats will be all out to stop Galway creating history
Back in 1998 Kilkenny supporters were getting edgy, we had gone through the longest barren spell in terms of winning Leinster championships. Five years had elapsed since the famous Bob O'Keeffe Cup had visited the Marble City.
Record breaking Shefflin leads Cats to victory
The Cats may have been one of the last counties out of the blocks in this year’s championship, but when the time arose last Sunday they sent out a severe message to the rest of the contenders that they mean business again this year.
The party is over but the show goes on
With the World Cup now in full swing next Sunday’s Leinster hurling semi-finals are almost slipping in under the radar. Kilkenny who have not seen competitive action for some time now finally get a chance to strut their stuff.
Murphy expects tough test from Offaly
Kilkenny begin their Bord Gais Energy Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championship defence next Wednesday night, when Offaly are the visitors to Nowlan Park (7.30pm).
Nice day, good crowd, but Waterford’s attitude leads to poor game
The GAA's decision to scrap the scoring difference in favour of the head to head format left the association with egg on its face last weekend, as all bar one of the last round league games ended up being nothing more than glorified challenge matches. The only game of any real importance was the relegation battle between Dublin and Limerick.