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On Monday night last the local and national sports media gathered in Langtons Hotel, Kilkenny, for the pre All-Ireland senior hurling press night.

Kilkenny senior hurling management and supporters breathed a massive sigh of relief as news broke on Monday that All-star Hurler of the Year Tommy Walsh has been given the all clear and will be fit to line out with Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Hurling final against Tipp on Sunday, September 5.

Having made my way early to Croke Park last Sunday I headed to a local shebeen to pick up a spare ticket and a quick bevvy of course.

A huge crowd of supporters descended on Mooncoin on Sunday evening to see Waterford play Kilkenny in a senior hurling challenge match at the official opening of the club’s new sports complex and facilities.

The GAA's decision to scrap the scoring difference in favour of the head to head format left the association with egg on its face last weekend, as all bar one of the last round league games ended up being nothing more than glorified challenge matches. The only game of any real importance was the relegation battle between Dublin and Limerick.

Allianz GAA NHL Kilkenny 1-20 Waterford 2-12

Kilkenny’s involvement in this year’s national hurling league was brought to an end last Sunday when they were narrowly out-fought by a Galway side who, for various reasons, were more motivated on the day.

The Cats returned to winning ways in the Allianz National Hurling League after they defeated Dublin by four points in their game played in Parnell Park over the weekend. Richie Power scored 2-07 before going off injured, but his scores proved to be the difference at the end of a high scoring game.

The Kilkenny senior hurlers made their trip to the capital a successful one last Sunday when they outscored a spirited, if somewhat naive, Dublin outfit.

Two injury-time points helped Cork to an Allianz National Hurling League 0-18 to 1-13 victory in Páirc Úi Chaoimh last weekend. The teams were level at 0-8 apiece at the break in a very intense and heated contest where the Cats had Michael Grace dismissed leaving them a man down.