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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.

Irish Autism Action and Keith Duffy will launch a mobile phone recycling campaign in Kilkenny on Wednesday, July 7, as part of the ‘32 County Marathons Challenge ’.

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.

The Kilkenny senior hurlers will play Galway in this Sunday’s SHC Leinster final. The Cats have had an easy enough run of it and will be fresh ahead of the showdown which in manager Brian Cody’s eyes is not necessarily a good thing, “We have had more of a relaxed championship which isn’t always a good thing, our game against Dublin didn’t offer the challenge we had anticipated and it is important to be tested leading up to big games.”

Galway manager John McIntyre has appealed to Galway supporters from all codes to travel to Croke Park and support the hurlers next Sunday against Kilkenny in Croke Park at 4pm.

After the exciting drama of the last two weekends with Offaly, John McIntyre and his Galway team will face a fresh challenge when they take on Kilkenny in the 2010 Leinster final at Croke Park on Sunday (4pm).

Runners from all over Kilkenny are to take to Inistioge to participate in the 32 County Marathons Challenge in aid of Irish Autism Action.

While Kilkenny had an easier than expected victory over Dublin in the Leinster SHC semi-final played in Croke Park, one of the main talking points over the weekend was the amazing new record for Henry Shefflin.

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 Galway senior hurlers head to Portlaoise on Saturday (7pm) for the Leinster semi-final replay against Offaly, hoping to redeem themselves and give their supporters something to cheer about after a poor team performance last Sunday in Croke Park.