AIB All-Ireland Club IHC final

FAVOURITES Carrickshock survived the sternest of tests from Erin’s Own (Castlecomer) in the first of the semi finals of the Kilkenny SHC at Nowlan Park yesterday before emerging victorious by a two-point margin.

A draw was enough to ensure NUI Galway secured a home quarter-final spot against UCC next week, after today's Ulster Bank Fitzgibbon Cup clash at Drumcondra.