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‘It will sharpen his teeth’ – Kilkenny fans look forward to King Henry’s return

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2021 0

There has been a bittersweet reaction among Kilkenny hurling fans to the shock news that ‘King Henry’ is set to take over as manager of Galway. Last night it was confirmed Ireland’s most decorated hurler is set to take the reins of the Tribesmen ahead of Clare’s Davy Fitzgerald, who had been widely tipped for […]

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final: Injury time goal drama sees Galway overcome Kilkenny for 2020 crown

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2021 0

There was heartbreak for the 2020 Kilkenny Minors who lost the All-Ireland final to a last-gasp Galway goal. A Denis Walsh point on 60 minutes looked to have won it for the Cats, but Galway found a point to llevel it up on 61 minutes. With four minutes of time added on, it looked like […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Dear old Ireland is pricing itself out of the market

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

It may be a decent summer, after all, for the tourist industry in rural and coastal Ireland. But summer in the city is going to be pretty quiet. That’s the verdict of Fáilte Ireland, which gave a briefing last week on its projections for the season. “It’s going to be a bit of a year […]

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Stars in our eyes: Kilkenny champs sweep boards at All-Star awards

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2021 0

All-Ireland champions Kilkenny swept the boards at the 2020 camogie All-Stars. No fewer than half a dozen Cats have been named on the All-Star team, with Denise Gaule taking home the Players’ Player of the Year award. As well as the six Cats, semi-finalists Cork and Tipperary provide three players with All-Ireland finalists Galway picking […]

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Kilkenny Vs Waterford: Cody’s Cats favourites to declaw Déise

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2020 0

Kilkenny are being singled out by punters as the most likely side to deny favourites Limerick in the race to crowned this year’s Senior All-Ireland Hurling champions. The Cats face local rivals Waterford this Saturday for a place in the decider. And Kilkenny’s odds of going one better than last year to land their first […]

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Odds of Kilkenny’s first All-Ireland crown in five years shorten after thrilling comeback

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s odds of a first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in five years are getting shorter after they bagged the Leinster title following a thrilling finish against Galway at the weekend. The Tribesmen were on course for victory at Croke Park on Saturday with a five-point advantage just short of the hour mark, but goals from […]

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Galway tipped to declaw Cats as Kilkenny go into Leinster showdown as underdogs

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2020 0

Bookies have tipped Galway to slay Brian Cody’s Cats as the rivals prepare to meet in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final on Saturday for the sixth time. The Tribesmen saw off the challenge of Wexford with a comfortable final score line of 1-27 to 0-17, prompting BoyleSports to install Shane O’Neill’s side as 8/13 […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,066 new cases of virus as three further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2020 3

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,066 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,871 . There are now 54,476 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, acording to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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LATEST: One further death and 363 new cases of virus, fury over crowds of students and reports of house parties

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2020 0

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 363 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus currently stands at 1,803. There are now 35,740 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan ‘profoundly sorry’ for attending golf dinner, but no mention of quitting €330,000 EU role

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2020 0

Ireland’s EU Commissioner – Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan – has offered his “fulsome and profound” apology for attending a controversial golf event in breach of Covid-19 regulations. However, Mr Hogan made no mention that he intended standing down from his €330,000 EU role in a statement issued a short time ago, despite calls from Taoiseach