Resilience is a word that is often used in relation to Kilkenny under Brian Cody.

A powerful final 25 minutes by 14-men Tipperary sent them into next month’s All-Ireland final against Kilkenny.

Kevin Foley was one of the Wexford hurlers who made the long trip to Sixmilebridge last winter to persuade Davy Fitzgerald to stay on as manager.

Lee Chin confessed himself to being “a bit lost for words” afterwards, an occurrence he promptly acknowledged to be unusual. But, in the circumstances, why not?

There was always an understanding, an acceptance even, that if Wexford were going to win a first Leinster senior hurling title in 15 years on Sunday afternoon then they would have to do it the hard way.

The revamped hurling championship has given us many wondrous memories this last 13 months but the sight of Wexford and Kilkenny supporters jiving away together to the tune of 'Dancing at the Crossroads' may well be the most bizarre.

Tomorrow’s meeting with Limerick is a chance for Tipp to rest some ‘made men’

Joint-captain Lee Chin has called on Wexford to give the ‘complete performance’ against Kilkenny this weekend after showing only glimpses of their true ability so far.

Derek McGrath’s musings on the weekend’s hurling.

A sterling second-half comeback from Wexford earned the visitors to Salthill a share of the spoils in this error-ridden Leinster SHC clash.

Dublin defender Sean Moran proved to be a last-action hero yet again for boss Mattie Kenny with a late, late goal at Parnell Park to secure a dramatic Leinster SHC draw.

Galway advanced to the semi-finals of the Allianz League thanks to an impressive display in the second-half when they were playing against the wind at Pearse Stadium.

The Cork hurling management is hopeful that Alan Cadogan’s injury is not as serious as first feared, with the Douglas attacker expected back in action in a number of weeks.

Wexford outscored Kilkenny 1-11 to 0-2 in the second half to seal their Division 1 quarter-final spot.

Kilkenny 0-22 Wexford 1-18

I’m led to believe Stephen Cluxton had blood in his mouth following that first-half clash with James McGivney, so the conspiracy theorists won’t be happy.

A stunning second-half comeback by Kilkenny this evening saw them exact revenge on Wexford for last year’s Leinster semi-final defeat.

In preparation, Lee Chin is a professional but he’s obviously not in pocket. There is the commercial work and, even if it might fall short of a wage, being an inter-county hurler can be quite the savings mechanism.

Dublin and Wexford players have insisted they did not train on their recent trips to France and Portugal respectively.

Lee Chin, a full-time hurler with Wexford, has admitted he supports the idea of a special allowance for inter-county players, though claims it won’t happen anytime soon.

Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford put paid to his native county’s perfect start to Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League on Sunday afternoon courtesy of an impressive and dominant second-half performance.

Wexford’s focus is fully on this weekend’s NHL clash with Tipperary after a fundraising trip to New York last week, says Diarmuid O’Keeffe.

This NHL 1A clash went to the visitors Wexford in front of a crowd of 7,567.

Joint Wexford captain Lee Chin has rejected the suggestion that the county might have been better off remaining in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.

Lee Chin has admitted it’s important Wexford keep their foot down on Kilkenny ahead of Saturday’s Bord na Mona Walsh Cup final.

Lee Chin questioning whether 2017 was actually a success for Wexford is as clear a sign as any of the changed mindset below in the south-east.

A dog breeder in England who made more than £100,000 by trafficking women onto a "sexual conveyor belt" across England and Wales has been jailed for four years.

Here’s a rough head count of items on the agenda this morning.

Anytime I get the lift down from the press box to level 2 in the Hogan Stand, I always look over at the hurling roll of honour as I make my way out through the corridor of the main exit.

Wexford joint-captain Lee Chin described boss Davy Fitzgerald’s eight-week ban as ‘very harsh’ though he admits to being energised by his manager’s encroachment onto the pitch during the league semi-final defeat to Tipperary

We all know that The Singularity is coming. I just didn’t expect my first sighting of it in Nowlan Park after a National Hurling League game.

Tipp rely on Seamus Callanan and John McGrath to create goal chances out of nothing, writes Donal O’Grady.

Wexford hurler Lee Chin has admitted he was bowled over by the violence within professional ice-hockey, yet he believes hurling could learn a thing or to from it.

The people of Wexford have been voting with their feet but Lee Chin doesn’t feel the appointment of Davy Fitzgerald has added any pressure to the panel as they target promotion from Division 1B of the Allianz League.