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Kilkenny legends dominate ‘greatest hurling team of all time’

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2024 0

Kilkenny hurling legends account for almost half of the starting 15 ‘dream team’ compiled in a new book about the GAA and its greatest figures. In an extract from ‘Pulse of the Nation: GAA 140 Years Rankings, Ratings, Tales & Drama,’ top GAA journalists Martin Breheny (Irish Independent) and Donal Keenan (Irish Mail on Sunday) […]

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Win a chance to play with the top pros at Irish Open in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2021 0

Do you fancy teeing it up with the pros at the biggest sporting event to be held in Kilkenny this year? Well, the European Tour is offering one lucky person the chance to play in this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro Am at Mount Juliet Estate, which will take place on Wednesday, June […]

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‘Extraordinary man’ – Cats boss Cody hailed after returning to helm for 23rd season

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2021 0

The Kilkenny County Board has ratified Brian Cody as the Senior Hurling manager, his 23rd year in the hot seat. Five-time All-Ireland winner and nine time All-Star, DJ Carey, however, will not be continuing in his role in the backroom team. At the meeting held last night, it was confirmed that James McGarry and Martin […]

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Kilkenny legend to step away from Cats’ management team: report

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 0

Kilkenny hurling legend and five-time All-Ireland winner DJ Carey is set to leave the Cats management set-up, according to reports. The nine-time All-Star joined Brian Cody’s backroom team at the end of the 2019 season following Kilkenny’s defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. News of Carey’s decision to quit the management team, reported in […]

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‘A brother of mine got killed’ – Kilkenny legend DJ opens up about family tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 24th April 2020 0

DJ Carey has spoken about the tragedy that befell his family when he was a very young child – the death of his brother in a farming accident. The Kilkenny hurling legend, who was raised on a farm in Gowran, also revealed to Ivan Yates on Newstalk’s The Hard Shoulder that he lost another brother […]

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Cream of New York society fork out $20,000 for Kilkenny’s Big Apple gala fundraiser

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2019 0

KILKENNY GAA has taken a big bite out the Big Apple, by making their trip to the New York Hurling Classic this weekend a profitable one. The county board were using the dinner to raise funds for a hurling development at St Kieran College by asking ex-pats and the corporate community in New York to […]

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Top Cat Cody’s back for another crack at Liam McCarthy – with DJ on the sideline

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY BRIAN Cody will lead Kilkenny’s hurlers for a 22nd year as manager. The 11-time All-Ireland winning coach’s ratification for the 2020 season was confirmed at a meeting of the Kilkenny County Board last night. James McGarry and Cats legend DJ Carey have, as expected, been ratified as selectors for the season. Meanwhile,  […]

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Kilkenny legend DJ to be named selector in Brian Cody’s new backroom team: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY hurling manager Brian Cody is ready to turn to one of the Cats all-time legends as he looks to revamp his backroom team after the departures of long-time assistant Michael Dempsey and former player Derek Lyng. DJ Carey, Cody’s old lieutenant and five-time All-Ireland winner, is expected to be named as […]

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Kilkenny legend DJ Carey steps down as under-20s manager

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY legend DJ Carey has stepped down as manager of the Cats under-20 hurling team. Carey led his Cats charges to a Leinster title this year, but fell to Cork at the semi-final stage. He steps down after two years in charge. The retirement from the role of five-time All-Ireland winners and […]

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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 […]