Nowlan Park will host league

Nowlan Park will host the county’s Allianz HL fixtures this spring despite considerable damage to the roof of the Old Stand, Kilkenny chairman Ned Quinn confirmed.

Nowlan Park was battered by high winds on Wednesday with a quarter of the Old Stand roof ripped off. Debris was scattered along O’Loughlin road which runs at the back of the stand, forcing Gardaí to close of the road.

Quinn said the cost of the damage had yet to be quantified, but said there was no danger of Kilkenny’s home league games being moved.