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Cody’s Cats 7-1 outsiders to lift Liam McCarthy this year after thrilling draw at Wexford

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY DESPITE Kilkenny’s thrilling draw with Wexford on Saturday, Galway being dumped out of the championship by Dublin was the most significant development this season so far. Brain Cody, calmness personified, knew the draw was good enough to see Kilkenny into another Leinster decider as he walked onto the Innovate Wexford Park turf […]

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BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Championship permutations and why Cody’s Cats must win battle of Innovate Park

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GONE be with the days of the auld knock-out championship! After eight games of hurling in the Leinster Senior Championship this year, nothing is clear going into this evening’s final two matches, and Kilkenny have everything still to play for. With the four teams playing in the final round of the Leinster […]

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Kilkenny V Galway – Cody has something to smile about as top Cats return

By Kilkenny Now 7th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Cats face their biggest challenge of the year so far this weekend against Galway, but Brian Cody will at least have a much stronger stack to play with this time around. The Kilkenny coach will be relieved to have some of his biggest names who have been side-lined through injury in […]

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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 INJURY CRISIS: Now keeper Eoin Murphy is ruled out of Leinster championship

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2019 0

KILKENNY will be without two-time All-Star winning netminder Eoin Murphy for the Leinster championship. The Glenmore man injured his knee in a recent club game. It has now been confirmed he has fractured a bone. Murphy injury is the latest blow for manager Brian Cody as he prepares his depleted squad for the Cats’ opening […]

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‘It’s disrespectful’ – Henry hits out at talk of him taking over from Brian Cody

By Kilkenny Now 26th April 2019 Post a comment

HURLING legend Henry Shefflin has hit out at “disrespectful” talk linking him with the Kilkenny senior job while Brian Cody remains the top Cat. Shefflin, who won a record 10 All-Ireland medals with his county, has also brought his winning mentality into coaching: he recently guided Ballyhale Shamrocks to the All-Ireland club title in his […]

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‘I grew up supporting Kilkenny and Henry Shefflin’ – confessions of a Carlow hurler

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

CARLOW hurling star Martin Kavanagh has revealed how he grew up supporting the Cats – and idolised Henry Shefflin – as he prepares to come face-to-face with Brian Cody’s Kilkenny on the pitch. Martin Kavanagh said he can’t wait to do battle with Kilkenny at the neighbouring counties prepare for their Leinster SHC clash at […]

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Hundreds from Kilkenny and South East march in Dublin to demand 24-hour cardiac services

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2019 0

HUNDREDS of people from Kilkenny and across the South East joined forces to demand 24 hour cardiac care services for the region at a march in Dublin today. Busloads of protesters travelled to the capital this morning to make their voices heard. The march got underway at the Garden of Remembrance at 1.30pm, before snaking […]

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Cats likely to be without four key players for next month’s Championship opener

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2019 0

INJURIES are mounting up for Brian Cody’s Kilkenny side as the Cats prepare for their quest to win their first All-Ireland title since 2015. With just a month to go before the start of the 2019 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, four key players are already looking extremely doubtful for the opening round-robin games. Conor Delaney […]

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‘Have a heart’ – Kilkenny hurling legends back march for 24-hour cardio care

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2019 0

KILKENNY sporting legends have joined forces with the campaign for 24-hour cardiac care in the South East as thousands from the region prepare to march in Dublin tomorrow. The march, organised by the Health Equality for the South East (HEFSE), gets underway at 1:30pm in Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance. Thousands are expected to join the […]