Village stars edge O’Loughlin rival Gaels

IT WAS a bad weekend for the 2010 county finalists as both O’Loughlin Gaels and Carrickshock suffered defeat in the fourth round of the Kilkenny senior hurling league.

Leinster and county champions O’Loughlin’s were undone by city rivals James Stephens, who won by four points in Nowlan Park on Friday.

A David Walton penalty helped the Village take a 1-8 to 0-7 lead by half-time. O’Loughlin’s fought back into the reckoning but late scores from county men Matthew Ruth and Eoin Larkin helped James Stephens secure a 1-15 to 0-14 win.