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Colin Fennelly will lead Cats’ bid to claw back Liam MacCarthy for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2020 0

All-Star forward Colin Fennelly will captain the Kilkenny hurlers for the coming season. The four-time All-Ireland winner at intercounty level and two-time All-Star was put forward by his club to captain the Cats in 2020, taking over from Ballyhale Shamrocks teammate TJ Reid. The news broke shortly after the shock news that Henry Shefflin is […]

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Champions! Brilliant Ballyhale reclaim All-Ireland, crowning incredible clean sweep for Kilkenny clubs

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2020 0

It’s three out of three for Kilkenny teams in the All-Ireland Club Hurling championships after Ballyhale Shamrocks lifted the senior club title in Croke Park this afternoon. Ballyhale’s  0-18 to 0-15 win over Tipperary and Munster Champions Borris-Ileigh saw them replicate the exploits of Tullaroan in the Intermediate decider and Conahy Shamrocks in the junior […]

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Ballyhale Shamrocks are Kings of Leinster again

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2019 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 1-21 St Mullins (Carlow) 0-15  Henry Shefflin’s Ballyhale Shamrocks are just two games away from being crowned All-Ireland club champions for a second successive season. The Kilkenny and All-Ireland kingpins are AIB Leinster club champions for a record tenth time after they showed true grit to secure back-to-back titles against a gutsy

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Three Kilkenny hurlers win All-Star awards

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2019 0

KILKENNY have been rewarded for their efforts in getting to this year’s All-Ireland Hurling final by getting three players on the 2019 All-Star team. Fresh from their county championship wins, Ballyhale forwards TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly receive an award, while Tuallaron’s Padraig Walsh picks up his All-Star for his stellar performances in defence. TJ […]

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White and green day: Ballyhale retain county title as Tullaroan regain senior status

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2019 0

IT was a good afternoon for the team in white and green UPMC Nowlan Park as Ballyhale Shamrocks retained their Senior hurling title and Tullaroan picked up the intermediate title. Ballyhale Shamrocks, the reigning county, Leinster and All-Ireland Champions overcame a plucky James Stephen’s team in the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling final, to […]

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‘Sadly missed’ – Kilkenny community gathers to pay last respects to tragic Eugene

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

FAMILY, friends, teammates and the entire Ballyhale community will unite today to their their respects to Eugene Alyward, the takented and highly popular young man who was killed in a road tragedy outside the village over the weekend. Eugene reposed at his home yesterday, where rosary and vigil prayers were said at 8pm. He will […]

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R.I.P: Funeral arrangments for young hurler killed in road tragedy announced

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2019 0

A SOUTH Kilkenny community will unite in grief this week as it mourns the passing of Eugene Aylward, the popular young hurler who lost his life in a tragic road accident over the weekend. Eugene will response at his home in Ballyhale at 2pm tomorrow, with Rosary at 8pm. His funeral will take place at […]

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‘A very popular young man and a friend to everyone’ – Kilkenny community mourns young hurler who died in road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a popular and talented young Kilkenny man who was tragically killed in a road accident early this morning. Eugene Aylward, who was in his early 20s, died after the car he was driving struck a wall at Knockwilliam, outside Ballyhale, shortly after midnight.   With the local community in […]

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UPDATE: Ballyhale Shamrocks call off all fixtures following tragic death of young hurler

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

BALLYHALE Shamrocks have cancelled all of their senior and junior fixtures this weekend following the tragic death of a young hurler overnight. The club posted the following message on social media this morning: “Due to a tragic bereavement within the club all matches Juvenile & Senior are all called off.” Kilkenny GAA also confirmed the […]

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To the Faithful departed … Kilkenny legend Michael Fennelly is Offaly’s new manager

By Kilkenny Now 28th August 2019 0

MICHAEL Fennelly is the latest graduate of Brian Cody’s All-Ireland winning academy to go into hurling management. The Ballyhale Shamrocks man has followed the examples of clubmate Henry Shefflin and inter-county colleagues DJ Carey and Eddie Brennan after it was confirmed last night that he is set to become Offaly’s new manager. The eight-time All-Ireland […]