Offaly, Galway and Dublin avoid Cats in Leinster SHC draw

The draws for the 2011 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship took place tonight at Croke Park, with reigning champions Kilkenny getting a bye into the semi-finals.

The Cats beat Galway by 1-19 to 1-12 in July to seal a record sixth successive Leinster SHC title win, and a seventh would ideally launch their bid to reclaim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.