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Covid case in Cats camp casts fresh doubts over rescheduled league clash

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2021 0

Fresh doubts hang over this weekend’s rescheduled Kilkenny versus Wexford Allianz National Hurling League 1B clash following a fresh Covid-19 positive test. This time a member of the Kilkenny senior panel that has returned a positive test. Last week the match was postponed less than 24 hours before throw-in after two members of the Wexford […]

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It’s on! GAA confirm Kilkenny’s rescheduled clash with Wexford after Covid outbreak

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2021 0

The Kilkenny V Wexford National League Hurling match postponed last weekend due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Model County’s camp has been rescheduled. Last night the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) last night confirmed that the Alliance Hurling League Division 1B game will take place this coming Sunday. Last weekend’s game was […]

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Covid cases put Kilkenny’s league clash with Wexford in doubt

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2021 0

An outbreak of Covid-19 within Wexford GAA has cast doubts over the Cats’ National Hurling League clash clash with our Model County neighbours this weekend. It comes after two members of the senior Wexford hurling panel and one intercounty camogie player tested positive for the virus. The camogie player did not feature in last weekend’s […]

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Dubs up first for Cats: Leinster Hurling Championship 2020 fixtures announced

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY will take on Dublin in the opening round of the 2020 Leinster Hurling Championship. The Leinster Council announced the fixtures this morning and the Cats have possibly the best draw, having the bye week on the third weekend. Kilkenny face Eddie Brennan’s Laois in the second round of matches, then getting […]

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Cody and Sheedy set for battle again as Tipp set up decider against the Cats

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOR THE 21st time Kilkenny will line out against Tipperary in the All-Ireland Hurling final after Tipp saw off Wexford in another epic at Croke Park. A decade on from the legendary battles, Kilkenny led by Brian Cody will face Liam Sheedy’s Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. Cody and Sheedy will face […]

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REVEALED: What Spiderman does on his day off (watches the Cats in action!)

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S TRUE – Spiderman does watch Kilkenny hurl in his downtime. KilkennyNow.ie told you first – this week we published an image of what appeared to be the comic superhero watching Kilkenny’s Leinster Final clash with Wexford from the skywalk at Croke Park. We speculated that it was all a part of […]

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BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Croker cauldron to test Cats’ championship credentials

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE are just two unbeaten teams left in the hurling championship this year and neither is favourite to win their province. Welcome everyone to the strange new era of the most ancient sport. With four wins out of four, Tipperary are favourite to win the All-Ireland, yet Limerick are favourites to win […]