Throughout the course of Kilkenny’s eight-game minor hurling championship campaign, there hasn’t always been great optimism about the team.

A SMOOTH enough passage for All-Ireland champions Newtownshandrum and an eight point victory for Blackrock were the highlights of a small permanent tsb Cork County SHC programme over the weekend.

Newtownshandrum 5-10 Delanys 0-13

CAVAN manager Eamon Coleman has given a vote of confidence to the team which drew with Down in the opening round of the Ulster championship for Sunday’s replay in Kingspan Breffni Park.