Kilkenny were overwhelmed by Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon as the bottom division’s whipping boys took another hammering.

Carlow were clearly the better team, but were helped run up a decent score by error-prone Kilkenny in Freshford.

Louth ran up a sensational score when they obliterated Kilkenny in the Leinster U21FC at Ballyragget last night.

Waterford secured their first Allianz League victory of 2012 with a facile victory over Kilkenny at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on Saturday night.