Kilkenny to return home as four-in-a-row winners

Kilkenny are preparing to return home as All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions for a fourth year in a row.

An open top bus will take the players from the city's train station on a tour of the Marble city before the trophy is presented to a throng of black and amber supporters once again tonight.

A visit to the National Children's Hospital in Crumlin beckons before the journey home.