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Kilkenny handball legend Michael Ducksie Walsh will lead a charity walk of Croagh Patrick in aid of The Kilkenny O’Neill Centre on May 23. Along with legends DJ Carey, John Leahy, Joe Hennessy, Noel Skehan, and two bus-loads of local people the trek is certain to be a fun day out.

Is it true that Henry Shefflin sleeps with a sliothar under his pillow? Is Joe Canning a Weetabix or porridge man? How fast can Shane McGrath do a lap around Semple Stadium? Which Eoin Kelly is Ollie Moran related to? These questions and many other issues of profound importance about your county’s top hurlers will be answered this summer…

The Kilkenny hurlers showed great composure and resolve when defeating Galway by four points in a thrilling Leinster semi-final at Tullamore on Saturday evening.

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.

For the seventh time this decade the Kilkenny senior and minor hurlers will make a joint bid to get to their respective All-Ireland final when they line out this Sunday in Croke Park.

Kilkenny 2-23

A Kilkenny goalie who liked to have a tipple or two before throw-in features in a new book about Ireland’s Gaelic Games.

Kilkenny 2-23   Waterford 3-15

Kilkenny natives have more online social networking friends than their Leinster neighbours in Laois and Wexford, and their hurling neighbours in Limerick, according to a survey commissioned by 3, Ireland’s market leader in mobile broadband.

And then there were two. Twelve counties started out on the GAA All-Ireland hurling championship title trail last May and now it’s down to two very exciting neighbours.