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Kilkenny are unbeaten after three games of the Allianz Hurling League

League masters Kilkenny priming for summer tests

Kilkenny remain the side most likely to challenge Limerick, and few manage the league better than the Cats, according to Neil McManus.

GAA • 27 Feb 24

Derek Lyng saw his side complete a second-half comeback against Offaly

Lyng: Half-time debrief inspired Cats comeback

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng confirmed that words were exchanged in his dressing room when the county found themselves six points down to Offaly at half-time of their Division 1A Allianz Hurling League clash at UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday.

GAA • 25 Feb 24

Eoin Cody scored a goal as Kilkenny turned the game around in the third quarter

Kilkenny up the ante after the break to see off Offaly

Kilkenny blew up a hurling storm when backed by the wind in the second half, and 12 minutes of devastating play more or less decided this up and down Division 1 Allianz Hurling League clash at UPMC Nowlan Park.

GAA • 25 Feb 24

David Blanchfield of Kilkenny in action against Patrick Horgan of Cork

Kilkenny see off Cork fightback for first league win

Killkenny brushed off any remaining preseason cobwebs by defeating Cork 0-21 to 1-17 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh under the lights on a night that saw Eoin Cody and Adrian Mullen combine to score 0-12 in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League.

GAA • 10 Feb 24

Wexford goalkeeper Mark Fanning hitches a lift from Kilkenny's Billy Ryan

Bragging rights shared as Cats and Wexford finish level

Wexford showed real fight when winning the Walsh Cup last weekend and more of the same earned them a thrilling draw with Kilkenny in this pulsating Allianz Hurling League clash at a raucous UPMC Nowlan Park.

GAA • 04 Feb 24

Richie Reid has eyes on team and personal silverware in 2024

'New lease of life' - Reid's scenic route to defence

He's taken the scenic route on the pitch to reach the centre-back position for club and county, but Richie Reid says it feels like a new lease of life to be settled in the number six jersey.

GAA • 31 Jan 24

Kilkennny forward Paul Cody gets a shot away against Carlow

Goal-hungry Kilkenny begin 2024 by dismantling Carlow

Derek Lyng's Kilkenny made an emphatic start to 2024 with a resounding 28-point win over Carlow in the first round of the Dioralyte Walsh Cup.

GAA • 10 Jan 24

17-year-old Walter Walsh in action for Tullogher-Rosbercon against Drispey's Pat O'Riordain in the 2009 AIB All-Ireland junior club hurling championship final

Student turned master Walsh eyes Croke Park redemption

Walter Walsh will play in his second All-Ireland junior club hurling championship final on Saturday, 15 years after the first and now supported by team-mates he has taught at Good Counsel College.

Hurling • 09 Jan 24

Richie Hogan (R) is tracked by Limerick's William O'Donoghue in July's All-Ireland final

Hogan: Cats best placed to end Treaty's drive for five

Seven-time All-Ireland winner Richie Hogan firmly believes that his native Kilkenny are the side best placed to end Limerick's five-in-a-row ambitions in 2024.

Hurling • 05 Dec 23

Cody keen to end Kilkenny's nine-year wait for glory

Nine years without an All-Ireland title might not be a problem for a lot of counties, but when you've won more in your code than anyone else as Kilkenny have managed, it's tantamount to a catastrophe.

GAA • 24 Nov 23

Walsh calls time on Kilkenny career

Two-time All-Ireland winner Pádraig Walsh has called time on his Kilkenny career, citing a wish to dedicate more time to his club, Tullaroan.

GAA • 16 Nov 23

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng on the sideline in the All-Ireland hurling final

Lyng rues failure to put spoke in Green Machine wheels

Derek Lyng rued his Kilkenny team's inability to halt Limerick's second-half momentum in their All-Ireland hurling final defeat.

Hurling • 24 Jul 23

Limerick's Barry Nash (R) competes for the ball with Martin Keoghan of Kilkenny

Nash pinching himself as Treaty now up with 'greatest'

The South Liberties man was a non-playing substitute when Limerick ended their 45-year wait for Liam MacCarthy in 2018 and has now started, and won, four All-Ireland finals in a row.

Hurling • 24 Jul 23

Kiely and Limerick dancing to a different tune

John Kiely revealed that four-in-a-row winners Limerick chose to play against the wind in the first half, backing themselves to make up the difference against Kilkenny in the third quarter.

Hurling • 25 Jul 23

Peter Casey had an outstanding second half for Limerick

Player ratings: Byrnes and Casey lead Limerick comeback

Limerick join the true greats of senior inter-county hurling as they claim the four-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles with a comeback victory over Kilkenny at Croke Park. Let's see who the stars were on a wet and windy afternoon in Dublin.

GAA • 23 Jul 23

'It's down to the players, totally and utterly. We have zero impact on the sideline'

Kiely hails Limerick players' icy resolve in fight-back

John Kiely heaped praise on his Limerick players for the second-half surge they summoned against Kilkenny which earned them a fourth All-Ireland Hurling title in a row at Croke Park.

GAA • 23 Jul 23

Cian Lynch and injured captain Declan Hannon celebrate with the Liam MacCarthy Cup

Leaders drive Limerick past Kilkenny to four in a row

Limerick produced the perfect second half to overhaul Kilkenny in a 0-30 to 2-15 victory which saw them take their place in the record books with a fourth consecutive All-Ireland hurling championship.

Hurling • 24 Jul 23

All-Ireland SHC final recap: Limerick roar past Cats

Limerick have won a fourth All-Ireland Hurling title in a row after a 0-30 to 2-15 victory over Kilkenny at Croke Park.

GAA • 23 Jul 23

'The battle of Huw Lawlor and Aaron Gillane will be worth the drive up alone. The best full-back in the country up against the best inside forward in the country and the front runner for hurler of the year'

Shackling Gillane and O'Donovan key to Cats' hopes

Shane McGrath looks at where the hurling final between Limerick and Kilkenny will be won.

GAA • 23 Jul 23

Barry Nash (L) pursues Eoin Cody during the league final

Cats need more than hunger to stop big dogs Limerick

Kilkenny need to bring a furious work-rate and their young stars to deliver if they are to stop Limerick winning a fourth All-Ireland hurling title in a row.

Hurling • 23 Jul 23

Aaron Gillane (L) and TJ Reid will be among the top scorers on Sunday

Free for all - will dead balls decide hurling final?

Kilkenny and Limerick are two sides primed to take advantage of any opposition errors from placed balls.

Hurling • 22 Jul 23

Declan Hannon will play no part in this year's All-Ireland final

Hannon misses out as Blanchfield set to start for Cats

Derek Lyng has named an unchanged team for Kilkenny's All-Ireland showdown with Limerick on Sunday, as David Blanchfield has apparently won his fitness battle.

GAA • 21 Jul 23

Kilkenny stand between Limerick and another All-Ireland title

Dónal Óg Cusack's Hurling Nation: The final preview

Dónal Óg Cusack gives his verdict on the All-Ireland Hurling final between Limerick and Kilkenny.

GAA • 21 Jul 23

Which colours will the Liam MacCarthy Cup be wearing on Sunday evening?

All-Ireland hurling final: All you need to know

It's the final day of the 2023 inter-county hurling calendar. Will Limerick make it four All-Ireland titles on the trot, or will Kilkenny upset the holders and avenge last year's defeat?

Hurling • 21 Jul 23

Kilkenny and Limerick collide for the second year running

RTÉ GAA podcast: Tyrrell and Dowling preview decider

Ahead of a second successive Kilkenny-Limerick decider, Jackie Tyrrell and Shane Dowling join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to preview this year's final on the RTÉ GAA podcast.

GAA • 20 Jul 23

Kilkenny GAA

League masters Kilkenny priming for summer tests

Lyng: Half-time debrief inspired Cats comeback

Kilkenny up the ante after the break to see off Offaly

Kilkenny see off Cork fightback for first league win

Bragging rights shared as Cats and Wexford finish level

'New lease of life' - Reid's scenic route to defence

Goal-hungry Kilkenny begin 2024 by dismantling Carlow

Student turned master Walsh eyes Croke Park redemption

Hogan: Cats best placed to end Treaty's drive for five

Cody keen to end Kilkenny's nine-year wait for glory

Walsh calls time on Kilkenny career

Lyng rues failure to put spoke in Green Machine wheels

Nash pinching himself as Treaty now up with 'greatest'

Kiely and Limerick dancing to a different tune

Player ratings: Byrnes and Casey lead Limerick comeback

Kiely hails Limerick players' icy resolve in fight-back

Leaders drive Limerick past Kilkenny to four in a row

All-Ireland SHC final recap: Limerick roar past Cats

Shackling Gillane and O'Donovan key to Cats' hopes

Cats need more than hunger to stop big dogs Limerick

Free for all - will dead balls decide hurling final?

Hannon misses out as Blanchfield set to start for Cats

Dónal Óg Cusack's Hurling Nation: The final preview

All-Ireland hurling final: All you need to know

RTÉ GAA podcast: Tyrrell and Dowling preview decider