Brian Dowling 'There’s something about us this year'

The tightest bonds can be forged in adversity and to hear Katie Nolan in the aftermath of the Cats’ 1-13 to 0-12 victory over champions Galway a tumultuous tie at Croke Park

ELATION: Katie Power of Kilkenny celebrates after her side's victory in the Glen Dimplex Senior Camogie All-Ireland Championship Semi-Final match between Galway and Kilkenny at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

All-Ireland Camogie semi-final: Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 0-12

In the build-up to Saturday’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final, Kilkenny manager Brian Dowling spoke of how the players rallied around following the deaths in tragic circumstances of coach Tommy Shefflin’s brother and his own uncle last March.