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New Galway hurling manager John McIntyre has already started to ring the changes.

Kilkenny and Wicklow clashed at Jenkinstown last Sunday in round 2 of the Bord Gáis Energy ladies football national league. While both sides have had their share of good fortune in recent meetings lady luck was on the side of the visitors on this occasion. Wicklow were in a determined mood having lost to Antrim three weeks ago while the Cats had every right to be confident after a resounding 13 point win over Derry in round one.

The Cats and the Blues served up a cracking National Hurling league seventh round tie that remained in doubt right up to full time. The visitors, after a blistering start with a Joe Boland goal led 1-6 to 0-4 in the opening 10 minutes. However by the 19th minute they had stretched the lead to six points before a brace of Richie Hogan points had the sides level 1-10 to 0-13 approaching half time. Three further unanswered points including two Henry Shefflin frees saw the home side lead by three points 0-17 to 1-10 at the break. On the restart David O'Callaghan narrowed the lead to one point before Paul Murphy's 18-minute point had Kilkenny five ahead. From there to the end the game intensified with the second David O'Callaghan goal putting his side 3-14 to 0-21 ahead in the 29th minute. A minute later Eoin Larkin netted to restore the lead before David Curtin equalised only to see Eoin Larkin and Richie Hogan add points to deprive them of a memorable result as the final score read Kilkenny 1-23 Dublin 3-15

Waterford 2-17

I think it’s fair to say that there has been a lot of doom and gloom over this past year due to the state of the nation’s economy. For many folk sport has become their one saving grace in these tough times. As weekends go the one just past you could say was just what the doctor had ordered.

The Cats have confirmed star players Noel Hickey and James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick are fit and ready for this Sunday’s division 1 final clash against Tipperary.

In a feast of hurling that saw National League holders Tipperary and

Over 30,000 spectators looked on as Kilkenny received their second test of the season from Dublin before they ran out 2-18 to 0-18 winners of the Leinster hurling final.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.

Kilkenny under 14 camogie team won the James Hurley tournament in the Mallow sports complex on Saturday last. They overcame a strong Tipperary team by the narrowest of margins with the final score of 0-8 points to 1-4.