O’Loughlin Gaels have proposed a Danesfort player be nominated as Kilkenny captain in the event Mark Bergin not start.

Oulart-The-Ballagh (Wexford) 0-17 O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 3-17: The emphatic nature of this O’Loughlin Gaels’ victory was made all the more remarkable by the fact they didn’t score for the opening 12 minutes, after which they trailed by five points.

The 11-time All-Ireland winning manager returns for a 19th campaign at the helm in Kilkenny. A few question remain...

Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-19: Threequarters way through at Nowlan Park yesterday the 9,130 attendance at last began to stir. The first half had been tepid.

No need to wait until tonight, our hurling analyst predicts the All-Ireland hurling final line-ups.

An All-Ireland hurling final... scratch that, a Kilkenny- Tipperary All-Ireland final not selling out?

He’s more of an iceman on the field but off it Paul Murphy would be closer to an icebreaker.

With the county minor team in action on Saturday, it was a condensed Kilkenny senior hurling league programme this weekend.

Clara 2-12 O’Loughlin Gaels 1-13: Let’s start at the end, if only because there’s no reason why we shouldn’t. At the very end, after the hurly-burly was done, after the battle was lost and won. That’s where the backdrop to Clara’s second Kilkenny SHC title in three seasons, and third ever, was painted.

A super goal from Keith Hogan, brother of county star Brian, fired holders Clara to victory over a young James Stephens team in the first round of the Kilkenny senior hurling championship yesterday.

2008 All-Ireland minor winning captain Tom Breen will start for Kilkenny when they launch their Allianz Hurling League title defence away to Galway tomorrow.

Kilkenny 0-17 NUI Galway 0-15

A strong finish ensured an inexperienced Kilkenny side advanced to the last four of the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup following a 0-17 to 0-15 win over NUI Galway at St. John's Park in Kilkenny.

Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-17 O’Loughlin Gaels 2-10

Carrickshock, captained by Offaly star, David Franks, claimed their first major title at senior hurling level in Kilkenny since their championship glory of 1951 when they won the senior league final at Nowlan Park yesterday.

There is one enforced change to the Kilkenny team to face Galway in tomorrow's Leinster SHC final, with Noel Hickey replacing the injured JJ Delaney in defence.

What a weekend of hurling awaits.

Brothers Richie and Paddy Hogan have been drafted into the Kilkenny team for Sunday's Allianz Hurling League final against Cork at Semple Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

Kilkenny 3-26 Galway 0-10

They have lived in the shadow of their city rivals St Kieran’s for long enough.

The Davy Fitzgerald managed LIT booked a home quarter-final in the Fitzgibbon Cup after a landslide win over St Patrick’s in Limerick yesterday.

BALLYHALE Shamrocks qualified for the Kilkenny SHC final yesterday with a hugely impressive win over last year’s champions O’Loughlin Gaels.

BALLYHALE Shamrocks had to give free expression to all their multiple talents when beating neighbours and fierce rivals, Carrickshock, in the replay of the Kilkenny SHC quarter-final in Nowlan Park yesterday.

BEATEN All-Ireland finalists O’Loughlin-Gaels are the only team with a 100% record in the two groups of the Kilkenny Senior League after three rounds.

CAN you imagine the following two things happening within five days of one another — Kilkenny being ahead in a National League game by nine points and losing by four; their senior hurling club champions, O’Loughlin Gaels, being up by five points with only a few minutes to go in the first half of an All-Ireland final, and losing by 12?

Clarinbridge 2-18 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-12

THIS is the biggest day in the year for GAA clubs, St. Patrick’s Day, All-Ireland club finals, and due respect to the players from the four clubs who have made it this far – regardless of results today, it’s a magnificent achievement.

GAA president Christy Cooney has ruled out the possibility of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 being expanded for next year.

Crossmaglen’s Oisin McConville today picked up an historic fifth AIB Provincial Player Award as the outstanding performers of the 2010 provincial campaign were today recognised

GOALS win matches, that’s what they say,” said Loughgiel’s magnificent centre-back Johnny Campbell after this hard-fought All-Ireland club SHC semi-final in Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

O’Loughlin Gaels 3-10 Loughgiel 0-10

WHAT is it about Kilkenny teams, be they club or county, that once in the national arena and no matter what the circumstances, they just don’t panic?

O’LOUGHLIN GAELS full-back Andy Kearns has been ruled out of the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final clash with Ulster kingpins Loughgiel Shamrocks on February 19.

THREE times postponed, this Leinster Club senior hurling final at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow, yesterday was worth the wait.

O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 0-14 Oulart-The-Ballagh (Wexford) 1-8

SHANE MCGRATH insists Tipperary are better equipped to retain their All-Ireland hurling crown than the team that captured the title in 2001.

KILKENNY champions, O’Loughlin-Gaels saved themselves from the grave with only seconds remaining in normal time and then made Ballyboden St Enda’s (Dublin) pay the ultimate price when they scored a daring win in this thrilling Leinster Club SFC semi-final in Nowlan Park yesterday.