A strong second-half performance, lit up by the individual excellence of Sean Morrissey, saw Bennettsbridge end a 44-year wait for a place in the Kilkenny senior hurling championship final.

Kilkenny 1-26 Galway 0-22: Death, taxes and strong second-half performances from Kilkenny, each as inevitable as the other and all utterly impossible to repel.

Richie had to be moulded into a Cody player... Cody put manners on him, says Adrian Ronan.

There are some words that look out of place sharing the same sentence. Jose Mourinho and modest. Paul O’Connell and ordinary. Kilkenny and football.

Ulster Bank have announced 350 new jobs at their Direct Customer Contact Centre in south Belfast.

All roads led to Boulta for the annual Clonmult/Dungourney point-to-point fixture yesterday and the Denis Leahy-trained newcomer Hawkhurst produced a stunning debut victory in the first division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

In the three years Kilkenny and Tipperary have contested All-Ireland finals since 2009, they have collected an impressive 33 out of 45 All Stars.

Redemption was achieved by both teams in Sunday’s thrilling All-Ireland semi-final, according to Kilkenny defender Paul Murphy pictured right.

Waterford manager Derek McGrath has dismissed calls for Cork’s Anthony Nash’s free-taking technique to be outlawed, even if he might be lamenting the Rebel keeper’s goalscoring touch this weekend.

A High Court ruling has significant implications for Ulster Bank’s efforts to recover debts in Ireland.

A man in his 20s has died after a three-car collision in Co Kilkenny.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash in Kilkenny.

Over €1.2m in fines was doled out to some 420 taxpayers for failing to file returns, cigarette smuggling and selling, and for pub licensing offences.

There are two changes on the Kilkenny team to play Cork in the Allianz Hurling League final inSemple Stadium, Thurles, tomorrow from the side thatdefeated Clare in the semi-final.

IF you point your car south from Kilkenny city and travel on any of the major three arteries towards Waterford, Carrick-on-Suir or Clonmel, you’ll travel through Danesfort GAA country.

Henry Shefflin will make his first competitive appearance for Kilkenny tomorrow since aggravating a cruciate knee ligament injury during last September's All-Ireland SHC final.

TIPPERARY midfielder Brendan Maher will be fit for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC decider despite suffering an injury scare at the weekend.

DONAL ÓG CUSACK says Kilkenny will be a “massive challenge” for Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.

KILKENNY midfielder James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick has described experienced defender Noel Hickey’s return to intercounty hurling as ‘a big boost’ after the Dunamaggin defender played his first competitive game since the 2008 All-Ireland SHC final in Sunday’s NHL Division 1 win over Limerick.

THIS year’s springtime hurling action was defined by the physicality and intensity of Tipperary’s game against Kilkenny in the NHL decider, and the Cats attacker Richie Hogan is forecasting a repeat showing in next month’s All-Ireland final.

Kilworth (Cork) 5-13, Granuaile (London) 0-6

Kilkenny 1-11 Tipperary 0-11

Animal welfare groups are holding a protest against bloodsports today outside a hare-coursing event in Kilkenny.

A SECTION of new dual carriageway linking Waterford and Dublin has been given the green light, despite a report which clearly says permission for the route should be refused.