Cats hope Fennelly will be fit to face Dubs in semi-final

Kilkenny have received a boost with the news that former Hurler of the Year Michael Fennelly could be available for Sunday’s Leinster SHC semi-final with Dublin in O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.

Fennelly injured his ankle in a club game last month and had been wearing a surgical boot, but he played a full part in training last night at Nowlan Park and could now be set for a recall.

Henry Shefflin, also suffering from an ankle injury, will not make the Dublin game but he is back jogging, while Jackie Tyrrell could also miss out on Sunday as he is struggling with a quad muscle injury.