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Kilkenny secured a record sixth All-Ireland final appearance in a row last Sunday, when they had six points to spare over Waterford.

On the night of the homecoming of the O'Loughlin Gaels senior team from the All Ireland Club final, in the club's impressive clubhouse their club president Eamon Doyle, spoke inspiringly to the massive attendance about the need to "dust themselves down, after the fall they had and to rise to every challenge, stronger than ever before".

A rampaging O’Loughlin Gaels side won the Kilkenny under 14 league final in Clara this week, with the club having already claimed All-Ireland titles, in both hurling and football, this year already.

Kilkenny cruised to their fourth Leinster title in a row with a comprehensive win over Wexford in Nowlan Park on Wednesday evening.

The Galway hurlers face their first major test of the 2011 championship when they play Dublin in the Leinster championship semi-final on Saturday evening in O’Connor Park in Tullamore (7pm).

O'Loughlin Gaels remain on course for automatic qualification to the knockout stages of the 2011 championship with a good win over Tullaroan at the weekend. Again the O'Loughlin’s talisman was Mark Bergin who scored an impressive 12 points. There were some very good performance all around the field for O'Loughlin’s including those from Niall Bergin and Martin Comerford.

To say I am lost for words after Kilkenny’s dismal display last Sunday is putting it very mildly. The defeat is one thing but the manner of it is of more concern. First things first, hats off to Dublin on winning their first National League title since 1939 they were truly magnificent on the day and thoroughly deserved their victory.

St Kieran’s College (Kilkenny) 2-10, Ard Scoil Ris (Limerick) 1-11

O'Loughlin Gaels GAA club nominated centre back Brian Hogan as their choice of captain for the 2011 season with Kilkenny. Brian was immediately named in Brian Cody's starting line up to face Waterford in the National League last Sunday and duly turned in a man of the match performance.

The GTI soccer team has claimed its first national title in its first season in the Combined Colleges League.