Kilkenny duo Larkin and Murphy among the stars as Defence Forces clash ash for silverware

Brigadier General David Dignam presents the Chaplain's Cup to Private Eoin Wall, from the 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kilkenny after beating Collin's Barracks Cork by a two point margin in the final at the Curragh yesterday. The Chaplain's Cup has been a feature of the Defence Forces sporting calender since 1926. Photograph Moya Nolan

Hurlers from across the Irish Defence Forces came together at The Curragh Camp today to compete for their annual Chaplain’s and Parson’s Cups.

Known initially as the Inter-Command hurling championship, the Chaplain’s Cup (A competition) was first staged in 1923. The cup itself was designed and manufactured by William Egan and Sons’s Silver Factory on Cork’s Maylor Street in 1923.