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Kilkenny Cats clear favourites to reclaim Leinster crown

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2021 0

Brian Cody’s Cats have been installed as favourites to be crowned Leinster champions after putting Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford to the sword in an eipc 2-37 to 2-29 extra time victory. But bookies still put Kilkenny behind Munster rivals Limerick and Tipperary in the bid for All-Ireland glory. A late flurry of scores from Kilkenny finally […]

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All-Ireland championship will not play out this year: GAA President

By Colin Bartley 27th April 2020 2

It looks like Kilkenny may have to wait until 2021 to gain All-Ireland revenge on Tipperary as the GAA announced this season’s championship is unlikely to be played out this year. Speaking on  RTÉ Radio 1’s Today With Seán O’Rourke this morning, GAA President John Horan poured cold water on the idea of the championships […]

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BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Experience of two battles against Wexford will see Kilkenny quash the rebel-lion

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE TALK all week has been of a great Kilkenny – Cork rivalry. Despite protestation from Tipp folk everywhere, the stats don’t lie – these two are the flag bearers of the ancient art in their respective provinces. That rivalry came about from forcing your way out through the on the day […]

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Break with tradition – Saturday evening semi-final for Kilkenny’s side of All Ireland draw

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A break with tradition, the GAA are to hold the first of this year’s All Ireland hurling semi-finals on a Saturday evening, and Kilkenny could be playing. Today the GAA confirmed the times and dates of the remaining fixtures in this year’s hurling championship. The first semi-final will feature All Ireland […]

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Top sportswriters single out Kilkenny young gun Adrian Mullen as ‘one to watch’

By Kilkenny Now 10th May 2019 0

NOT too many pundits are tipping Kilkenny to go all the way in this year’s championship as Brian Cody battles an injury crisis that has ruled out many of his key players. But there is hope the Ballyhale young guns who helped propel the Shamrocks to victory in the All-Ireland club championship will make a […]

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Cats blow as Buckley and Maher to miss round-robin series of Championship

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

KILKENNY boss Brian Cody has been hit with a double blow ahead of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, with Cillian Buckley and James Maher set to miss the entire round-robin series. Buckley sat out this year’s league campaign and hasn’t featured for the Cats since last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Limerick because of a […]