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The immediate reaction from the Ballyhale Shamrocks’ backroom team was that they had got out of jail, after last Sunday’s county final.

The championship certainly came alive last weekend, as teams once again battled it out to stay in the hunt for championship honours.

St Martin’s v The Fenians

This Sunday at 3.30pm Nowlan Park is the place to be when O’Loughlin Gaels and Carrickshock will contest the highly anticipated senior county final and set out to win the Tom Walsh Cup. This exciting showdown comes from two exciting and nailbiting semi-finals. O’Loughlin’s joint manager Mick Nolan is excited about this Sunday’s showdown. “We can’t wait now, we’re really looking forward to it,” he said. “We’ve put in all the hard work to get here and now we’re just ready.” As for the opposition, Mr Nolan has plenty of respect for them. “They are powered by five county men and have a fine side, however we have our stars too and it should make for a very good and enjoyable final.” Having suffered injuries earlier in the year O’Loughlin’s are back on track. “We are now injury free and have Martin [Comerford] and Brian [Hogan] back to full strength and we are just ready for battle.”

Ballyhale Shamrocks’ dreams of achieving a record breaking five-in-a-row of Kilkenny SHC titles were quashed on Sunday afternoon last when a late goal from Niall McEvoy powered O'Loughlin Gaels to the final following a 2-16 to 3-10 win at Nowlan Park.

It is ironic that both Kilkenny's and Ballyhale Shamrocks’ five-in-a-row dream bit the dust in the same year.

The Liam McCarthy Cup may be residing in the Premier County for the next 12 months but judging by the crowds that turned out for the start of the local championships last weekend, that loss has done little to dampen the enthusiasm in this hurling mad county of ours.

Last weekend was once again a very busy one for Kilkenny hurling as round two of the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling and the Michael Lyng Intermediate Hurling League took place. Teams have two weeks to prepare for these encounters. For teams that had lost or performed below par in round one, this was their chance to redeem themselves and put the all important points on the board.

Ballyhale Shamrocks turned Croke Park green as they secured a record-breaking fifth AIB All-Ireland Senior Hurling Club title on St Patrick's Day, thanks to a hard-earned victory over Portumna.

Nothing lasts for ever and we know that all good things come to an end. And it did for Portuma yesterday.