Kilkenny 0-23 Dublin 1-14: Kilkenny were too smooth for Dublin yesterday at home, running out victors by six points in a curious Division 1A contest.

A substitute was the hero for the winning side.

A crisp game on a chilly St Valentine’s evening at Pairc Ui Rinn kindled towards the end, with Cork scrambling two goals to put visitors Kilkenny under pressure.

A LATE scoring dash saw Kilkenny collect their fourth Leinster IHC intermediate title in-a-row last night.

AFTER an enforced injury lay-off of almost nine months, King Henry is back — and triumphant too.

“SO that’s the end of Kilkenny?”

The Willie Loughman Memorial Forest Rally, the second round of the Petro Systems National Forest Championship was won by Trevor Harding/Andrew Purcell (Subaru WRC).

The opening round of the Petro Systems National Forest Rally Championship, the Tipperary Sean Conlon Memorial Rally, was won by the Cork/Limerick combination of Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors.

THE postponed Leinster U21 hurling final between Offaly and Kilkenny takes place this evening in Tullamore, and wonder of wonders, Kilkenny are not out to retain their title.

THE Cork team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Clare shows one change from the side that defeated Galway last Saturday night.

LIT 1-16 UL 2-9

KILKENNY are bidding for their third consecutive Erin Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship title at the expense of Dublin at Nowlan Park tonight.

Coláiste Chríost Rí 5-11Coláiste Choilm 1-4

St Brendan’s 3-12 Colaiste Choilm 2-9

Galway 0-16 Kilkenny 1-12

HOPES are high that Kilkenny and Galway can repeat their Croke Park heroics in the replay of the All-Ireland MHC Final at O’Connor Park, Tullamore tomorrow (2pm).

Kilkenny 1-8 Tipperary 0-10