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It is a normally a once in a lifetime thing for most people, some get a second chance at it, but for the vast majority it is a one shot deal. Getting to an All Ireland Club final is the most special occasion for anyone involved in a club. It is the pure essence of what the GAA is about, the smallest unit of the organisation, making it all the way to the greatest stage that it possibly can. While the All Ireland senior club championships have been one of the highlights of the GAA calendar for decades now, the introduction of the All Ireland championship at junior and intermediate level has brought the ability to achieve the ultimate to every club in the country which has a rutted field, a run down club house, and puts out a team into championship action every year, against the odds of modern life, the depopulation of rural Ireland, and the mass youth emigration that is currently happening across the isle.

Kilkenny’s Sue Ryder Charity Shop on Kieran Street in the city will re-open its doors for business on Friday last, following a ceremony for the newly-revamped premises.

A new format for the Allianz Hurling League was finally agreed on Tuesday evening, following weeks of protracted discussions between the county boards of the top hurling counties and the GAA Central Council.

Kilkenny are safely through to the GAA Hurling All-Ireland senior championship final for a sixth successive year and now it’s the turn of Dublin and Tipperary to battle it out for the right to join them in the final on September 4.

Twelve months ago most of the final round games of the National Hurling League were played out as mere challenge matches — Galway and Cork had already qualified for the spring showdown. The only games of any consequences were played by Limerick and Offaly who were both looking to avoid the relegation drop.

Babies born in Kilkenny, Waterford, and Tipperary will not be screened for hearing difficulties at birth as the HSE South only plans to introduce universal neo-natal screening for the southeast at Wexford General Hospital.

A “crazy cycling challenge” has provided much-needed support to a young Galway toddler who suffers from cerebral palsy.

Last year’s defeated All-Ireland senior camogie finalists Kilkenny begin their O’Duffy Cup campaign as they face Galway in the opening round of the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship in Nowlan Park tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon with a 1 o’clock throw-in. It is a repeat of last year’s enthralling semi-final clash where a goal in the 4th minute of injury-time by substitiute Marie O’Connor gave Kilkenny a deserved victory.

Achieving a consistent level of performance is one of the tasks manager John McIntyre believes Galway must embrace, and next Sunday’s Allianz NHL contest with Cork promises to be revealing.

I was in Aughamore with Crossmolina for a challenge match against the local club last Friday night. It was an opportunity for both sides to have a workout as they try to shake off their winter coats before the commencement of the league in a few weeks time. Aughamore have really impressive facilities and their flood lit pitch, in particular, is a credit to everyone involved up there. We were delighted with the opportunity to stretch the legs, after a number of weeks of circuit training, against a young talented team that have caught the eye in recent times. The underage structure in Aughamore is very obviously paying dividends at senior level and having seen them up close I now appreciate that they will have no problem whatsoever in mixing it with some of the big boys in the senior championship later this summer. Incidentally they were deserving winners on the night.